November 2017 – People's Policy Project

Average Wealth Of Top 1% Increased $4.9 Million Since 2007

Matt Bruenig November 29, 2017

Meanwhile the average wealth of the bottom 99% fell by $4,500.

New Fed Data: The Rise of Student Debt (1989-2016)

Matt Bruenig November 27, 2017

Student debt levels for young adults kept on rising in 2016.

Workers Have 12 Jobs By Age 50, Lose Insurance Constantly

Matt Bruenig November 20, 2017

Loss aversion is the strongest argument in favor of single payer.

Relative Poverty Rate Increased By 1.3 Points In 2016

Matt Bruenig November 19, 2017

A jump in the median income pushed relative poverty up.

Say It Together: Top Incomes Are Being Driven By Capital

Matt Bruenig November 18, 2017

Top earners are making too much, but capital drives the one percent.

The Rubio-Lee Child Tax Credit Should Phase In At 21.3%

Matt Bruenig November 16, 2017

The 15.3 percent rate they are proposing wrongly excludes FUTA.

A Plan To Win The Socialism Sweden Nearly Achieved

Peter Gowan November 16, 2017

Labour’s manifesto and history should guide us going forward.

Brown-Bennet Child Allowance Cuts Child Poverty By 44%

Matt Bruenig November 12, 2017

The plan would also lift 9.3 million people out of poverty overall.

Wealth Growth Below Average For All But Top 1 Percent

James King November 9, 2017

Even the wealth growth of the upper middle class trails the national average.

Why Americans Are Going To Love Single Payer

Michael Zannettis November 7, 2017

There are ways to sell a single payer program if you really want to.