New Orleans There are twenty-one states where workers are still frozen at something equivalent to the federal minimum wage at $7.25. Those states are disproportionately better “red than fed” in the South and West with a smattering in the Midwest and even the Northeast. I’m not saying there are any surprises here, but the …
Tag: income inequality
Rising Inequality in the New Gilded Age for Some People
New Orleans A new report from the Economic Policy Institute leaves little room for doubt: inequality is rising faster than a hit record on the Billboard top-40 charts! The executive summary is crystal clear: Income inequality has risen in every state since the 1970s and, in most states, it has grown in the post–Great Recession …
Inequality Infection is Spreading North to Canada
New Orleans In Halifax, the ACORN Canada head organizers were meeting in a large open space in the former orphanage where we have our office on the third floor. The space is used for everything from board meetings to yoga classes making it truly multi-purpose. Looking out the window I could see down to the …