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Economic Lessons From The Pandemic

Economic lessons from the pandemic

  • April 6, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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The call to action we co-authored with economic and community development leaders from across the state was released just prior to the pandemic slamming Michigan. It calls on our state, regional and community leaders to make rising household income for…

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Medicaid Work Requirements Reduce Opportunity For Michigan Families

Medicaid work requirements reduce opportunity for Michigan families

  • April 25, 2018
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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In our 2018 state policy agenda, we write that the state needs a strong social safety net in order to promote opportunity for Michigan families. Last week, Michigan’s Senate Republicans took a step towards cutting another large hole in that…

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Low-wage Work And A Better Measure Of Economic Well-being

Low-wage work and a better measure of economic well-being

  • April 12, 2017
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog, Transforming Work
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The poverty rate is often used to measure economic well-being. When the poverty rate drops (which hasn’t happened in some time), we assume more people are better off, more economically secure. But the income level by which someone is declared…

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