A new report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute (ILEPI) finds no evidence for the assertion that prevailing wage “inflates” construction worker wages in Illinois. In fact, after analyzing counties along Illinois’ border, the report finds that a higher prevailing wage for operating engineers has no statistical impact on employment or turnover for men working...
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WHY IT MATTERS: Income inequality
WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: The rich keep getting richer while more Americans are getting left behind financially.
Income inequality has surged near levels last seen before the Great Depression. Read moreIs Income Inequality getting worse?
On July 1, at the start of the Independence Day weekend, we learned that income inequality in this country became even worse last year.
Economic inequality produces scars that last a lifetime – and even longer. That’s one reason why President Obama said in 2013 that “increasing inequality … challenges the very essence of who...
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