There’s a common misconception that young people simply do not care about Social Security. But research by pollster Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners shows precisely the opposite. “The younger you are, the more opposed you are to raising the age of retirement,” Lake said, speaking at an Economic Policy Institute forum on Engaging Younger [...]
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With Isaiah J. Poole When the Speak Out for Good Jobs Now Tour rolls into Miami on Saturday, it will be in a state where bad economic conditions are being made more harsh by a series of conservative policy actions. “Florida workers have fared worse than the nation as a whole in terms of wages, [...]
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New York Sen. Charles Schumer spoke today at the Economic Policy Institute about the need for Congress and the White House-Republican budget deficit talks to focus on America’s most important issue of the day: job creation. “The view that Congress should focus on jobs and deficit reduction is coming back into vogue,” said Schumer, and [...]
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