For better or for worse, the wealthy get their way, and they have the power to catalyze change. https://t.co/X4MZ357jsn
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An Inclusive Economy
November 16, 2018
Without Amazon’s interference, San Francisco taxes big business
Two cities struggle to fund homelessness relief. One succeeds.
With one property tax appeal after another, retail giants are compelling small-town assessors and high-court judges to accept the argument that their bustling big boxes should be valued like vacant “dark” stores — i.e., near-worthless properties. https://t.co/eWSd6vRCNl
RT @funder: How quickly can we get 1,000 retweets for this video I found of Matthew Whitaker saying he believes “marriage is between a man and a woman?” https://t.co/eH9OViQFxc
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An Inclusive Economy
November 16, 2018
Without Amazon’s interference, San Francisco taxes big business
Two cities struggle to fund homelessness relief. One succeeds.
An Inclusive Economy
November 14, 2018
What’s keeping wages down and driving inequality up in Washington
The State of Working Washington 2018: Part 3
Retirement Security
November 9, 2018
7 Reforms To Strengthen Social Security
America’s Pension Plan Can Be Made Stronger Without Benefit Cuts
An Inclusive Economy
November 7, 2018
Wage inequality in Washington is outpacing the rest of the nation
The State of Working Washington 2018: Part 2
A Fair Deal at Work
October 26, 2018
Your Salaried Status May Leave You Unprotected
Half a million workers stand to gain if WA updates an obscure administrative rule from the 1970s
An Inclusive Economy
October 25, 2018
Jobs are booming, but wages are fizzling for (most) Washington workers
The State of Working Washington 2018: Part 1
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A Fair Deal at Work
Time Is Money, Unless You’re Salaried
Washington’s Minimum Wage, Sick Leave, and Overtime Laws Haven’t Been Updated in 40 Years
An Inclusive Economy
Growing Jobs, Stagnant Wages, Increasing Inequality and Rising Prices
The State of Working Washington 2018: Full Report
State of Working Washington
Unemployment and Underemployment Rates
The unemployment rate doesn't include many people who work, but still can't get by.