More fodder for good questions for tonight's Presidential debate comes from the AFL-CIO's Mike Hall. Economic research says that tax cuts for the bottom 90% of wage-earners have a much larger effect on economic growth and job creation than tax…
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Washington-based progressive think tank Institute for Policy Studies has issued its 2012 Inequality Report Card, which scores members of Congress on their support for the 99% rather than the richest 1% of Americans. IPS bases its scores on 40 important…
Hey, math whizzes! Looking to make good money fast right out of college? Forget Harvard; sign up for engineering at School of Mines! Harvard University's graduates are earning less than those from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology…
Yesterday I mentioned America's declining teen birth rates and wondered how that improvement squares with the cries of moral decline that we hear from our alarmist right-wing neighbors. That improvement is relative. Compare birth rates in the U.S. with our…
With House Bill 1137, the South Dakota Legislature and Governor Dennis Daugaard authorized 5% bonuses for state employees, who languished for three years without a raise. The state cuts those checks this Friday. Last Saturday's Black Hills Pioneer lists the…
South Dakota touts its low tax rates to recruit residents and businesses. And if you're rich, then yes, South Dakota is a heck of a place to live. The top 1% of income earners here pay only 1.9% of their…
How do we help kids learn and grow? According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count 2011 report, we should make sure their parents have jobs and economic security: Nearly two decades of research shows that increasing family income…