Tag: poverty

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Why Is This High-Income State’s Elderly Population Struggling Financially?

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June 29, 2017

Half of older households fall below 200 percent of poverty. Recently, I was appointed to the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts.  The Council has a broad mandate, but I’m an economist so I care about whether older people in Massachusetts have enough money.  Apparently they do not: Massachusetts ranks among the worst in…

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Try Walking in the Working Poor’s Shoes

January 10, 2017

Minimum-wage workers in 21 states and Washington D.C. will have larger paychecks this year. But it’s still extremely difficult to eke out a living on the minimum wage, as demonstrated by this video game. The game, “Spent,” was actually the topic of Squared Away’s very first blog in 2011 and is worth featuring again. T…

Census Presents Dreary Picture on Income and Earnings

October 12, 2015

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The Challenge of Pension Reform in Georgia: Non-Contributory Pensions and Elderly Poverty

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July 14, 2015
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The Transition from Defined Benefit to Defined Contribution Pensions: Does It Influence Elderly Poverty?

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July 8, 2015
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Why Do SSI and SNAP Enrollments Rise in Good Economic Times and Bad?

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June 6, 2014
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Seniors Describe Their Lives in Poverty

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March 18, 2014
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Where Does the $250,000 Income Divide Come From?

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October 15, 2012
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Measuring Social Security Proposals by More than Solvency: Impacts on Poverty, Progressivity, Horizontal Equity, and Work Incentives

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May 11, 2012
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Reforming the U.S. Retirement Income System: The Growing Role of Work

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September 1, 2003
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Projecting Poverty Rates in 2020 for the 62 and Older Population: What Changes Can We Expect and Why

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September 1, 2002
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The Senior Income Guarantee (SIG): A New Proposal to Reduce Poverty Among the Elderly

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December 1, 2001