Making Sen$e Apr 01 Unhappy with your refund under the new tax law? Here’s what to do By Gretchen Frazee
Economy Jul 26 Column: Doctors have the power to help their patients thrive financially As your wealth declines, so, too, does your health. We all need to be a little more creative about how to tackle both, writes Andrea Levere, president of Prosperity Now. By Andrea Levere
Economy Jun 22 Watch 7:35 Sobering IMF report on U.S. economy cites dwindling middle class, growing income equality A new outlook issued Wednesday by the International Monetary Fund drew some startling conclusions about the U.S. economy. The report asserts that the American middle class is gradually shrinking, the seven-year economic recovery is starting to slow and the pronounced… By PBS News Hour
Nation Feb 07 Watch 9:57 The bipartisan idea that gives a tax boost to childless workers A group of low-income workers in New York City are getting a larger tax refund this year. It’s part of an experiment to see what would happen if the lawmakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit, a four-decade-old program with… By Sam Weber, Laura Fong
Nation May 09 Buffett: People living in poverty suffer from the ‘American Nightmare’ Billionaire Warren Buffett pledged years ago to donate almost all of his vast wealth to charity. One project that could benefit is the fight against concentrated poverty, which Buffett said has turned the American Dream for some into the American… By Megan Thompson
May 06 Social safety net catching fewer of America’s neediest, study finds By Anya van Wagtendonk Although U.S. welfare spending has shot up in the last three decades, it is helping fewer of America’s poorest citizens, says a new study out of Johns Hopkins University. Continue reading
Mar 04 Obama unveils 2015 budget proposal By Robert Pursell President Barack Obama unveiled a 2015 budget Tuesday that looks to expand on his second term goal of reducing economic inequality. Dubbed the “Opportunity for All” budget, Obama’s plan includes higher spending on employment and job-training programs and the elimination… Continue reading