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Pell Grant Spending Declines
Via Inside Higher Ed “Federal spending on the Pell Grant Program declined slightly during the first half of the 2012-13 award year compared to the same period during the previous two years, according to new data released by the American … Continue reading
The STEM Gender Gap
From the Executive Summary of Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation: “Our science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce is crucial to America’s innovative capacity and global competitiveness. Yet women are vastly underrepresented in STEM jobs and among STEM degree … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Gender, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Socio-economic Status
Tagged education, gender, income, inequality, roles, socio-economic status, STEM
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Study: The Left and Right Just Don’t Understand White Working-Class Americans
If the following study’s findings are correct both left and right wing pundits are wrong! “Both the right and the left operate with stereotypes about white working-class Americans,” noted Dr. Robert P. Jones, CEO of Public Religion Research Institute, which … Continue reading
Length of Time in Poverty, 1978 -2009
Poverty remains a huge social problem in America. The 2010 US Census estimates 46.2 million people in the United States were in poverty and the nation’s official poverty rate was 15.1%. I’m interested in finding the number of years people are … Continue reading
Posted in Poverty, Socio-economic Status
Tagged poverty, socio-economic status, time
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Ryan’s Latest Radical and Mathematically Impossible Budget Proposal
I’ve been reluctant to give Paul Ryan’s new budget proposal any mention as his proposal is so awfully mathematically flawed that it’s difficult to take the proposal seriously. Nevertheless, Ryan was a vice presidential candidate so it’s difficult to ignore … Continue reading
Two Charts Summarizing the Debate of Our Lifetime
Here are two charts summarizing the debate of our lifetime. One side looks at this chart, depicting the share of federal taxes paid by the top 10% and bottom 90%, and they say, “UNFAIR.” The other side looks at this … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Income Distribution, Inequality, Socio-economic Status, Taxes, Wealth
Tagged economic justice, federal taxes, inequality, socio-economic status, taxes, wealth
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The Very Best Visualization of Wealth Inequality in America
The following YouTube presentation provides the best visualization of wealth inequality that I’ve seen. Wealth Inequality in America
Governor Walker’s Fast One: A Tax Cut for the Middle Class that Turns Out to Favor the Wealthy
Governor Walker says he wants a “middle class tax cut” for Wisconsin taxpayers. Unfortunately, the benefits of his tax cuts are skewed to higher income earners. “Governor Walker has described the tax cut as benefiting the middle class, but most … Continue reading
Debunking the Adverse Effects of the “Entitlement Society” on the Work Ethic
Popular ideology in some quarters suggests America’s “entitlement society” is undermining the work ethic. You’ve heard these claims in the proposition that we’ve become a nation of takers. Let’s examine who receives “entitlements.” Research by the Center on Budget and … Continue reading
“Being Employed” and Its Association with Demographic Variables: A Logistic Regression Analysis
Unemployment remains an American crisis for far too many Americans. What can we learn about the association of demographic factors with unemployment? Specifically, how are age, gender, martital status, race, socio-economic status and years of schooling related to being employed? … Continue reading