/tags/income-inequality income inequality en-US Copyright Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:27:32 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-04/report-details-franklin-co-poverty-program-giving-cash-to-single-moms-launches-same-day A RISE Together report released Wednesday documents the state of poverty and economic insecurity in Franklin County. It comes on the same day as the launch of a new program meant to fight poverty, by giving 32 single moms $500 a month to spend with no conditions. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:27:32 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-04/report-details-franklin-co-poverty-program-giving-cash-to-single-moms-launches-same-day Renee Fox /2024-08-28/despite-wage-growth-ohio-workers-face-racial-and-gender-pay-disparities-study-finds An annual report from Policy Matters Ohio finds positives in Ohio's 2023 economy, but highlights remaining inequities in the economy. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:41:43 GMT /2024-08-28/despite-wage-growth-ohio-workers-face-racial-and-gender-pay-disparities-study-finds Renee Fox /2022-02-14/study-bottom-60-of-ohio-wage-earners-pay-more-state-taxes-while-top-20-gets-big-break Ohio’s tax policy took a major shift in 2005 when lawmakers moved away from income tax. Lower income taxes have been sold through the years by Republicans as a way to increase jobs and bring business to Ohio. Now, a policy group’s new study shows that shift has increased taxes for low and middle-income Ohioans. Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:59:13 GMT /2022-02-14/study-bottom-60-of-ohio-wage-earners-pay-more-state-taxes-while-top-20-gets-big-break Jo Ingles /news-partners/2019-12-09/theres-a-new-kind-of-inequality-and-its-not-about-income A report issued by the U.N. Development Programme says that the 20th-century thinking about global inequality no longer works in the 21st century. Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:45:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-09/theres-a-new-kind-of-inequality-and-its-not-about-income Jason Beaubien /news-partners/2019-12-05/how-would-a-wealth-tax-work Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are big champions of taxing the very rich on their wealth, not just income. The public is behind it, but there are big challenges to implementing the plan. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:00:32 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-05/how-would-a-wealth-tax-work Danielle Kurtzleben /news-partners/2019-09-26/u-s-income-inequality-worsens-widening-to-a-new-gap The gap between the richest and the poorest U.S. households is now the largest it's been in the past 50 years, the U.S. Census Bureau says. Thu, 26 Sep 2019 18:12:21 GMT /news-partners/2019-09-26/u-s-income-inequality-worsens-widening-to-a-new-gap Bill Chappell /news/2018-09-04/think-tanks-see-different-pictures-of-ohios-economy-in-labor-report Ohio has been gaining jobs over the last few years, and its unemployment rate hit its lowest level in 17 years a few months ago. But there are other… Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:02 GMT /news/2018-09-04/think-tanks-see-different-pictures-of-ohios-economy-in-labor-report Karen Kasler /news-partners/2017-12-07/as-gop-lawmakers-eye-cutting-estate-tax-will-they-increase-income-inequality As Republicans prepare to pass their massive tax overhaul, they are planning to lessen, or even eliminate, the estate tax. Critics say the tax plays an important role in making the economy fair. Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:43:00 GMT /news-partners/2017-12-07/as-gop-lawmakers-eye-cutting-estate-tax-will-they-increase-income-inequality Jim Zarroli /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-06-04/income-inequality-causes-and-possible-solutions Senator Rob Portman recently spoke about the gap between rich and poor, and called on Republicans to embrace a "constructive conservative" stance to… Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:00:51 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-06-04/income-inequality-causes-and-possible-solutions admin /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-01-30/state-of-the-union-recap-upward-mobility-edition If you watched the State of the Union address, you may have heard a pretty confident sounding Commander-in-Chief. The president laid out many agenda items… Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:00:31 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2014-01-30/state-of-the-union-recap-upward-mobility-edition admin