The recently released 2017 American Community Survey provides data on median earnings from work of those 25 and older who worked. The table at the
The Michigan Association of United Way’s ALICE report is the best calculation of the proportion of Michigan households that cannot afford basic necessities. That 40
Another list of economic well being that you don’t want to be on that Michigan is on. This one comes from Harvard University economists Benjamin
Policymakers in both Lansing and Washington seem hellbent on slashing the safety net. In part, they argue, because a too generous safety net gives folks
Many of our recommendations laid out in our new report, A path to good-paying careers for all Michiganders, involve increasing public investments. Which raises the
We are constantly barraged with those claiming that low tax states have the best economies. And only slightly less so that getting a four year
As we have explored previously (see here, here and here), Kansas tried and failed to grow their economy through big tax cuts. In fact what
Two recent New Times columns make the case that lower taxes are not the magic elixir that automatically leads to economic success. Both worth reading.
In our last post we looked at the unacceptable increase in poverty in Michigan that has occurred over the long term. From 1969 to 2014.
For more than a decade we have argued that the strategy for producing better economic outcomes that Michigan has adopted is not smart. Basically lower
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