$BILLIONAIRE Tax Bandits?
Billionaires Seize $Billions Letter to Editor – Hartford Courant April 3, 2022
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TOP REASONS TRUMP IS BAD FOR WORKERS!!!!!!!
50 reasons the Trump administration is bad for workers President Trump has said he would ‘protect’ and ‘fight for’ workers. Instead, his administration has systematically done the opposite. EPI Report • By Celine McNicholas, Lynn Rhinehart, and Margaret Poydock • September 16, 2020 The Trump administration’s…
Corona Virus – USE ALL TOOLS TO SUPPORT CT ECONOMY and KEEP RESIDENTS HEALTHY
Research by Connecticut Voices for Children: USE The Rainy Day Fund!!!!!!!! By law, Connecticut is required to deposit into its Budget Reserve Fund (BRF)—also known as the Rainy Day Fund—all revenue exceeding $3.15 billion from the combination of two sources,…
MYTH BUSTER: Project Labor Agreements Actually Save Money!
“PLAs’ cost savings are both direct and indirect and can be substantial” By: Fred B. Kotler, J.D. Associate Director Construction Industry Program School of Industrial and Labor Relations Cornell University ● PLAs are a valuable construction management tool for project…
CHARTS THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!
13 Charts From 2019 That Will Blow Your Mind Economic Policy Institute See All the charts here
More Jobs! Higher Wages! Real Facts!
NY Fed: Minimum wage hikes didn’t kill jobs Study found that higher pay boosted job numbers for low income workers –Crain’s NY Business: GREG DAVID — Columnist — September 25, 2019 11:25 AM Bloomberg HIGHLIGHTS • Study zeroed in on NY border • Wages increased…
UBS Report — Obscene Wealth — Staggering Inequality — Unconscionable Poverty
World’s billionaires became 20% richer in 2017, report reveals UBS report shows billionaires increased fortunes by $1.4trillion, more than the GDP of Spain —Rupert Neate Wealth correspondent The Guardian 26 Oct 2018 — More than 40 of the 179 new billionaires created…
Jobs and Economy Supported by Real Pensions!
DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIONS SUPPORT LOCAL ECONOMIES October 17, 2018 — POSTED BY – TYLER BOND This week, we want to focus on the economics of pensions, the most secure form of retirement savings. Today we want to highlight how public pensions…
Rich Die Old – Poor Die Young in CT
IN A STATE OF GREAT WEALTH, ALL THE HEALTH CARE SOME CAN AFFORD –by Keith M. Phaneuf –October 15, 2018– The CT Mirror– Up until Sally Grossman became pregnant in 2012 at the age of 30, she had been trying…
Connecticut Cuts the Future – How to Kill an Economy
Unkept Promises: State Cuts to Higher Education Threaten Access and Equity OCTOBER 4, 2018- BY- MICHAEL MITCHELL —MICHAEL LEACHMAN— KATHLEEN MASTERSON — SAMANTHA WAXMAN A decade since the Great Recession hit, state spending on public colleges and universities remains well below historical levels. Overall state funding…