Under Republican economic policies, "the typical American family saw their incomes fall by about 6 percent." — PolitiFact National on Thursday, April 26th, 2012. Pants on Fire! Calculation is based on all compensation for every employee, not just bonuses. Facebook posts · "Bank of America could create 878,300 jobs with ...
There is significant and ongoing debate as to the causes, economic effects, and solutions regarding income inequality. While before-tax income inequality is subject to market factors (e.g., globalization, trade policy, labor policy, and international competition), after-tax income inequality can be directly affected by tax and ...
Sep 16, 2015 ... Surveys show that most Americans estimate that a family of four needs at least $50,000 per year to maintain an adequate but basic standard of living. ... For example, nearly 35 percent of Americans saw their monthly incomes fall below the monthly poverty line in two or more months during this four-year ...
Sep 16, 2015 ... What's worse ... it's far below the peak set in 1999. That's a major reason why so many Americans are still gloomy about the economy six years into the recovery. This was the third year in a row that median household incomes stagnated, following two years of declines. Whites saw their incomes decline ...
Sep 12, 2017 ... The typical American household saw a raise of $1,809, with the median income increasing to $59,039. And rates of health ... Here are three ways today's data make clear that public policies are critical in increasing Americans' economic security—and how much is at risk during budget debates this fall.
Under Republican economic policies, "the typical American family saw their incomes fall by about 6 percent."