How about the story of a girl selling lemonade to fund her mother’s kidney transplant? People Magazine applauded her resolve, and local radio described it as “heartwarming” that she had raised over $1,000. A kidney transplant can cost over $400,000. https://t.co/Ke3tlaVUm4
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A Fair Deal at Work
July 23, 2019
Young People Can’t Work Their Way Into Prosperity
We are duped into working too many hours for free, and this is allowed by law
Most people assume their insurance companies are tightly controlling their health care dollars, yet no one tracks how much is lost to fraud. Health care experts estimate that fraud eats up 10% of all health care spending and they know schemes abound. https://t.co/GRIOQklnW7
July 15, 2019
State Court of Appeals rules Seattle’s wealth tax is unconstitutional, but gives cities new leeway
The Seattle Times
The news was sometimes presented as a loss for Seattle’s income tax on the affluent. But it was actually what the city hoped for. Judges said city income taxes are OK, and they invited the top court to revisit the case barring progressive taxes. https://t.co/ylhMuLFvKO
A Fair Deal at Work
July 19, 2019
What’s Happening With Wages in Washington
Why most workers won’t be ready for the next (inevitable) recession
Blog Feed
A Fair Deal at Work
July 23, 2019
Young People Can’t Work Their Way Into Prosperity
We are duped into working too many hours for free, and this is allowed by law
Progressive Tax Reform
July 15, 2019
Appeals Court Rules Seattle Can Have Income Tax
Supreme Court Will Rule on Progressive Taxation
EOI
July 10, 2019
Introducing Our 2019 Floyd Jones Fellows
The fellowship is a graduate-level policy position within EOI
Paid Family and Medical Leave
July 3, 2019
West Coast Sweep
Two Big Steps Closer to Paid Family and Medical Leave
Column
June 27, 2019
When the U.S. Used Lobotomies to Create Gay Auschwitz
What our justice system is doing to migrant children, it used to do to queer people
Progressive Tax Reform
June 6, 2019
Seattle’s Income Tax on the Wealthy in the Court of Appeals
It's one more step in the court case's path to the state supreme court
Research Feed
A Fair Deal at Work
What’s Happening With Wages in Washington
Why most workers won’t be ready for the next (inevitable) recession
State of Working Washington
The Demographics of Washington’s Workers
How age, diversity and education are changing the state's workforce
State of Working Washington
Tax Incentives for Washington Corporations
Companies Like Amazon Receive Millions in Benefits, But Cut Jobs and Pay No Taxes