On Economic Policy, It’s Not What President Trump Says, It’s What He Does That Matters
The piece below originally ran in the York Dispatch here. We’ve reposted it with a few hyperlinks. In 2016,...
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Towards an AI Economy That Works for All
Executive Summary This is the first report of a Keystone Research Center project on the “Future of Work.” The...
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Trade and Pennsylvania: Distorted Trade Patterns Translate Into Job Loss for Commonwealth
Over the past decade, trade has been one of the most hotly contested dimensions of U.S. economic policy. In...
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The Manufacturing Jobs Score, 1949-2011
Prompted by President Clinton’s discussion of the overall US “jobs score” under Republican and Democratic Presidents since 1961, we...
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August Jobs Report: National Weakness Spreads to Pennsylvania
In this Reports and Briefing Papers, we analyze the August 2011 Jobs Report and detail how the weaknesses we...
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What About the Rest of Us? Top 1% Takes Home All the Increase in Pennsylvania Income in Current Economic Recovery
This national report Press Released by the Economic Analysis Research Network (EARN) and the Economic Policy Institute presents updated...
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The Trump Administration’s Newest About-Face: Seeking to Dismantle Protections for Those with Pre-Existing Conditions
In a move in line with Trump’s typical bait-and-switch—purporting to be a defender of the American working class but...
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Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill Aims to Strengthen SNAP, Not Undermine it Like the House’s Proposed Bill
Last Friday, June 8, the Senate Agricultural Committee came out with its plan for the Senate Farm Bill. Keeping...
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Rep. Fitzpatrick Made the Right Choice on SNAP Cuts; Unfortunately, Rep. Costello Did Not
Last week, the House of Representatives voted against the troubling Farm Bill that had recently passed through the Agricultural...
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A $4,000-Pay Raise? Nope. Since Trump’s Tax Cut, Businesses Spending 39 Times as Much on Stock Buybacks than on Wages or Bonuses
“My council of economic advisors estimate that this , along with a lower business tax rate, will likely...
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Don’t Be Fooled: The Extension of the Trump Tax Bill Primarily Benefits the Rich, Just Like the Original Law Does
Tax day is around the corner and many Pennsylvanians are busy gathering their W-2s, 1099s and other financial documents...
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The Tax Cut and Jobs Act Will Worsen Inequality in Pennsylvania
President Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act into law on December 22, 2017. While spun by Republicans...
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