How the Rich Got Richer
As more and more pass-through business income goes to the super-rich, the income share of the top 1% doubles.
Issue 223
5 articles
Clinton's Social Security Scam
When President Clinton announced a plan to save Social Security this past January, aides were flummoxed. Many acknowledged that they
The Myth of the Social Security Trust Fund
Since the 1980s, American workers have been paying more into the Social Security system than retirees are taking out. These
Radio For People, Not Profit
Gainesville, Florida is the kind of Southern college town where Spanish moss drips from the dogwoods and fraternity brothers binge-drink
Dear Dr. Dollar:
It’s conventional wisdom that when wages go up, as in the case of a union campaign or minimum wage increase, prices go up. My guess is that if the owners could have raised the prices, they would have already. What is the right answer? —Jeffrey Trivers, New Orleans