Bowles-Simpson deficit plan worse for future Social Security recipients than no action by Congress
The beauty of Social Security is its simplicity. Social Security is a self-financing system that workers and employers pay into, and upon retirement (or in the case of disability or death), workers and their families receive benefits commensurate with average wages. Pretty simple, and critical for millions of Americans. So when someone tries to distort the [...]
New research highlights the value of unions to child care providers
As the issue of child care provider unionization is considered in multiple states, a better understanding is needed regarding the effects of unionization on improvements in training, access to information, and quality of care to children and communities. Two recent studies, one conducted by EOI and the other by Rutgers University, help to shed light [...]
Public health’s vital mission compromised
We have a lot of public heroes. We tend to think of the firefighters, EMTs and police who arrive at an accident, save lives, care for the injured, and clean up the mess. But we often ignore some lower profile public heroes, who we literally depend on for the health of our community. You can [...]
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