Author:Matt Bruenig
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Average Wealth Of Top 1% Increased $4.9 Million Since 2007
Meanwhile the average wealth of the bottom 99% fell by $4,500.
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New Fed Data: The Rise of Student Debt (1989-2016)
Student debt levels for young adults kept on rising in 2016.
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Workers Have 12 Jobs By Age 50, Lose Insurance Constantly
Loss aversion is the strongest argument in favor of single payer.
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Relative Poverty Rate Increased By 1.3 Points In 2016
A jump in the median income pushed relative poverty up.
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Say It Together: Top Incomes Are Being Driven By Capital
Top earners are making too much, but capital drives the one percent.
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The Rubio-Lee Child Tax Credit Should Phase In At 21.3%
The 15.3 percent rate they are proposing wrongly excludes FUTA.
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Brown-Bennet Child Allowance Cuts Child Poverty By 44%
The plan would also lift 9.3 million people out of poverty overall.
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How Best To Do A Child Allowance High-Income Surtax
Everyone should benefit from a child allowance program.
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Ways To Improve The Brown-Bennet Child Allowance Proposal
Brown-Bennet is a good step but we could do even better.
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Single Payer Myths: Removing People From Employer Plans
Single payer actually results in few employer plan removals.