On the Fourth of July, President Trump signed the Republican reconciliation bill into law. A couple weeks ago, I wrote about the devastating impacts that this bill would have on SNAP. Other publications have extensively covered the overall effects of the bill, namely, harming low-income people and helping rich people. Read more…
No graphs or maps today. I wanted to cash in on the Zohran Mamdani bonanza before something else becomes the topic of the day. But I’ll get back to Zohran in a minute. I recently read Elizabeth Popp Berman’s book “Thinking Like an Economist,” and it has given me a Read more…
Despite all the madness of the past week, I want to turn my attention back to the Republicans’ so-called Big Beautiful Bill, which continues to move through Congress. The legislation will do many things, most of which involve taking money from poor people and giving money to rich people. The Read more…
Philadelphia’s main transit agency, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is facing a financial cliff. On July 1st, SEPTA will cut service by 45% if state lawmakers do not provide additional funding. Bus routes and regional rail routes will be eliminated, stations will be closed, fares will be raised, and Read more…
Hello and welcome to my first post. In 2022, voters in Washington, DC, passed Initiative 82, which raised the tipped minimum wage to be on par with the standard minimum wage. Prior to this (and the way it is in most other states), tipped workers were subject to much lower Read more…