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The Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) has published a brief on one of the proposed changes to Social Security under the “fiscal cliff” deal – this one known as the “Chained CPI.” The Chained CPI is a bit complex, but here’s the bottom line: it would cut benefits for Social Security recipients by shrinking […]
Yesterday, the Department of Education announced a consortium of seven Puget Sound school districts were winners of Race to the Top funds, which will be used to improve early education. This award is in addition to another grant won by Washington state last year to fund early learning. Paul Nyhan at Thrive by Five Washington […]
A recent Politico-George Washington poll conducted in “battleground” states asked respondents how they would reduce the federal budget deficit. A significant majority of voters indicated strong support for two proposals: raising taxes on households earning more than $250,000 (60% favor), raising taxes on corporations (64% favor). Voters also opposed raising the retirement age for Social […]
According to an Institute of Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the November employment report, job growth improved, with 146,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls. Job growth was strong for women (91,000 jobs) and men (55,000 jobs). From IWPR: As of November, women have regained 54 percent (1.5 million) of the total jobs they lost […]
