Income & Output
Americans weigh many factors when they seek employment — good benefits, vacation time, work-life balance, stimulating work environment, and a job that has meaning to society. For many,...
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In most of the United States, an individual with an annual income of $12,760 or less is classified as living below the poverty line. Though the share of the population living on such low incomes has...
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While income inequality is a fundamental component of the U.S. capitalist economy, a recent poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found that 61% of Americans think that it has gone too far....
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The median annual household income in America is just over $60,000. While many of the highest paying jobs tend to concentrate near large population centers, there are also smaller towns that are very...
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Addressing the Senate Banking Committee earlier this week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified that a full economic recovery in the wake of the pandemic is uncertain. As CARES act...
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The median annual household income in America is just over $60,000. While many of the highest paying jobs tend to be concentrated near large population centers, there are also smaller towns that are...
1 month ago
With more than 1.8 million people infected nationwide and over 100,000 dead, COVID-19 is a public health crisis of proportions not seen in the United States in over a century. The economic fallout in...
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The coronavirus pandemic is a public crisis of historic proportions, threatening the health and economic stability of millions of Americans. With the April jobs report looming, economists are...
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To slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and save lives, millions of Americans nationwide have been urged or ordered by their state or local government to stay at home. In addition to stay-at-home...
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The U.S. Treasury Department began on April 10 issuing the first batch of direct deposits to tens of millions of Americans. These checks are part of the massive coronavirus relief bill passed by...
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As the United States continues its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the nation faces an economic crisis — 22 million Americans filed for unemployment from mid-March through mid-April....
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There have been over 350,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 10,000 related deaths in the United States to date. To slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and save lives, more than 311...
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As of January 2020, the nations of the world had 34,700 tons of gold reserves. Countries maintain gold reserves to stabilize currency against hyperinflation, particularly in the event of a major...
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The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which has been designated a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, is having a devastating impact on the U.S. economy. After peaking at 29,000 in February,...
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Since 2001, the annual presidential salary has been set at $400,000. Even before that, every president has been paid well. George Washington’s salary of $25,000 was equivalent to over $700,000 in...
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