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Economic Security Project

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Economic Security Project

@EconomicSecProj

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Joined November 2016

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“Governmental bodies keep writing the same checks and expecting a different ending.” In a new @Suntimes op-ed, ESIL’s Director of Policy and Research Erion Malasi argues that Chicago’s latest grocery store closures are part of a sad story that keeps repeating. We’re stuck in a
Time for Chicago to buy into public-owned grocery store concept
From chicago.suntimes.com
Economic Security Project
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Aug 5
As AI transforms the economy, one question is becoming increasingly urgent: How can we ensure its economic gains are broadly shared? ESP’s Vice President of State Strategy, Teri Olle, spoke with the @sfchronicle about why these conversations need to happen before AI’s full
Economic Security Project
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Aug 4
1/ Our new blueprint, "Putting Cash in Parents' Pockets: An Executive Action Plan for the Next Presidential Administration," lays out four executive actions the next president can take on day one to put cash in the pockets of families — without waiting on Congress. They include:
Economic Security Project
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Jul 30
61 years ago, when President Johnson signed Medicaid and Medicare into law, he created a healthcare safety net that has allowed hundreds of millions of seniors, kids, expecting parents, folks with disabilities, and low-income families to get the care they need. One year ago,
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Jul 28
Short answer: no. Investing in kids and families early is a good idea, but Trump Accounts could "widen the wealth gap instead of shrinking it," explains NYT's Claire Cain Miller. Wealthy families stand to benefit most — parents with more to invest, tax accountants, and employers