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Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2016 13:14:20 +0000
Subject: Will the Trump administration lift wages?
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** How will a Trump administration lift wages?
(http://www.epi.org/press/how-will-a-trump-administration-lift-wages-for-the-vast-majority-of-americans-statement-of-lawrence-mishel-president-of-the-economic-policy-institute/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
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EPI’s Lawrence Mishel called
(http://www.epi.org/press/how-will-a-trump-administration-lift-wages-for-the-vast-majority-of-americans-statement-of-lawrence-mishel-president-of-the-economic-policy-institute/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
on President-elect Donald Trump to enact policies that lift wages for
the working class voters who helped elect him—voters who have seen
their incomes stagnate or fall for decades, the jobs they depended on
moved offshore, and their hopes for a secure retirement dwindle. The
way to do this, Mishel wrote, “is to give workers more power.”
WAGES
** Higher minimum wage in four states
(http://www.epi.org/press/minimum-wage-victories-will-raise-wages-for-more-than-2-million-workers-statement-from-david-cooper/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
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Ballot measures to increase the minimum wage in Maine, Colorado,
Arizona and Washington passed this week and the Arizona and Washington
measures included paid sick days. EPI estimates
(http://www.epi.org/press/minimum-wage-victories-will-raise-wages-for-more-than-2-million-workers-statement-from-david-cooper/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
that this will raise wages for more than 2 million workers.
** We cannot just leave minimum wage increases to the states
(http://www.epi.org/publication/when-it-comes-to-the-minimum-wage-we-cannot-just-leave-it-to-the-states-effective-state-minimum-wages-today-and-projected-for-2020/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
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A new Economic Snapshot
(http://www.epi.org/publication/when-it-comes-to-the-minimum-wage-we-cannot-just-leave-it-to-the-states-effective-state-minimum-wages-today-and-projected-for-2020/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
shows that, despite state minimum wage wins, 40 percent of the U.S.
workforce is still subject to minimum wages that are woefully
inadequate, and the gap between those in low-minimum-wage states and
higher-minimum-wage states will only grow unless the federal minimum
wage is raised.
EVENTS
** A tax reform agenda for the next president
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The Century Foundation and EPI will host a discussion on November
17^th on how the next administration could implement comprehensive tax
reform and forward thinking fiscal policies. Speakers include Reps.
Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and EPI’s Josh
Bivens. Join us November 17th
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or watch the livestream
(https://tcf.org/content/event/paying-for-progress/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
.
IN THE NEWS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/07/its-the-one-thing-trump-and-clinton-agree-on-and-its-probably-a-fantasy/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID]
In a story on trade policy in the presidential race the Washington
Post
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/07/its-the-one-thing-trump-and-clinton-agree-on-and-its-probably-a-fantasy/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
’s Ana Swanson wrote, “The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute has
argued
(http://www.epi.org/publication/manufacturing-job-loss-trade-not-productivity-is-the-culprit/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
that trade is the culprit for lost manufacturing jobs, not technology.
| "It’s the one thing Trump and Clinton agree on — and it’s probably a
fantasy" »
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/07/its-the-one-thing-trump-and-clinton-agree-on-and-its-probably-a-fantasy/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/11/09/donald-trump-jobs-impact/93541900/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID]
USA Today
(http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/11/09/donald-trump-jobs-impact/93541900/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
quoted EPI’s Josh Bivens about Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan. “In
the campaign, Trump spoke (vaguely) about wanting to spend on
infrastructure, so that would, all else equal, boost growth and job
creation," Bivens said. “If he pays for this infrastructure boost by
gutting spending elsewhere, he’ll ruin the job creation impact,
however." | "Trump gets his chance to be ‘greatest jobs president’" »
(http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/11/09/donald-trump-jobs-impact/93541900/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
https://www.wired.com/2016/11/trumps-plan-american-infrastructure-get-people-spend-trillion-dollars/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID]
WIRED
(https://www.wired.com/2016/11/trumps-plan-american-infrastructure-get-people-spend-trillion-dollars/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
also spoke to Josh Bivens about infrastructure spending. “With
privatized infrastructure, you can run the risk of giving the private
asset holders weirdly too-much power over future investment
decisions.” | "Trump’s Infrastructure Fix: Let Somebody Else Spend $1
Trillion" »
(https://www.wired.com/2016/11/trumps-plan-american-infrastructure-get-people-spend-trillion-dollars/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
http://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/2016-11-07/why-the-average-family-has-only-5-000-for-retirement?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID]
U.S. News & World Report
(http://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/2016-11-07/why-the-average-family-has-only-5-000-for-retirement?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
interviewed EPI’s Monique Morrissey about retirement in America. "Our
retirement system used to reduce inequality, but since the shift to
401(k)s it has only served to magnify it." | "Why the Average Family
Has Only $5,000 for Retirement" »
(http://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/2016-11-07/why-the-average-family-has-only-5-000-for-retirement?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-economic-challenges-facing-the-next-president/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID]
In a story about the economic challenges facing the next president,
FiveThirtyEight
(http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-economic-challenges-facing-the-next-president/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
quoted Josh Bivens on U.S. economic recovery. “In my mind we still
have a very incomplete recovery,” he said. | "The Economic Challenges
Facing The Next President" »
(http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-economic-challenges-facing-the-next-president/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
From the EPI Blog
Lawrence Mishel
(http://www.epi.org/blog/how-will-a-trump-administration-lift-wages-for-the-vast-majority-of-americans-statement-of-lawrence-mishel-president-of-the-economic-policy-institute/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
How will a Trump administration lift wages for the vast majority of
Americans?
(http://www.epi.org/blog/how-will-a-trump-administration-lift-wages-for-the-vast-majority-of-americans-statement-of-lawrence-mishel-president-of-the-economic-policy-institute/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Robert E. Scott
(http://www.epi.org/blog/the-tpp-is-a-back-door-for-dumped-and-subsidized-imports-from-china-it-would-enhance-not-limit-chinas-influence-in-the-region/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
The TPP is a back door for dumped and subsidized imports from China;
it would enhance, not limit, China’s influence in the region
(http://www.epi.org/blog/the-tpp-is-a-back-door-for-dumped-and-subsidized-imports-from-china-it-would-enhance-not-limit-chinas-influence-in-the-region/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Elise Gould
(http://www.epi.org/blog/setting-a-higher-bar-for-the-economy-and-policymakers/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Setting a higher bar for the economy—and policymakers
(http://www.epi.org/blog/setting-a-higher-bar-for-the-economy-and-policymakers/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Elise Gould
(http://www.epi.org/blog/what-to-watch-on-jobs-day-a-steadily-improving-but-still-weak-labor-market-for-the-next-president/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
What to Watch on Jobs Day: A steadily improving, but still-weak labor
market for the next president
(http://www.epi.org/blog/what-to-watch-on-jobs-day-a-steadily-improving-but-still-weak-labor-market-for-the-next-president/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Benjamin Sachs
(http://www.epi.org/blog/what-the-uk-decision-implies-for-uber-drivers-in-the-u-s/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
What the UK decision implies for Uber drivers in the U.S.
(http://www.epi.org/blog/what-the-uk-decision-implies-for-uber-drivers-in-the-u-s/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Josh Bivens
(http://www.epi.org/blog/fed-should-hold-steady-the-economy-had-room-to-run-over-past-year-and-may-well-have-more-in-the-next-year/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Fed should hold steady—the economy had “room to run” over past year
and may well have more in the next year
(http://www.epi.org/blog/fed-should-hold-steady-the-economy-had-room-to-run-over-past-year-and-may-well-have-more-in-the-next-year/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Lawrence Mishel and Teresa Kroeger
(http://www.epi.org/blog/strong-across-the-board-wage-growth-in-2015-for-both-bottom-90-percent-and-top-1-0-percent/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Strong across-the-board wage growth in 2015 for both bottom 90 percent
and top 1.0 percent
(http://www.epi.org/blog/strong-across-the-board-wage-growth-in-2015-for-both-bottom-90-percent-and-top-1-0-percent/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Josh Bivens and Hunter Blair
(http://www.epi.org/blog/oregon-measure-97-would-provide-short-and-long-run-boost-to-oregon-economy/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
Oregon Measure 97 would provide short and long-run boost to Oregon
economy
(http://www.epi.org/blog/oregon-measure-97-would-provide-short-and-long-run-boost-to-oregon-economy/?mc_cid=378357307d&mc_eid=[UNIQID])
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