Even within the middle class, there has been widening inequality.
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Notes on inequality — poverty update
Poverty remains high in the United States, even as the economy has partially recovered.
Notes on inequality — the 1%, the 0.1% and the 0.01%
Increasing concentration of income among top earners may reflect changing corporate structures.
Economic Development Conference Report approved.
The conference report the economic development bill has been filed. It includes a number of mostly small dollar measures to stimulate business and innovation and to connect people with jobs. It does include a sales tax holiday, but does not include the bottle bill.
Jobs Bill Update
The Senate passed its version of the jobs bill last night, with some interesting features.
White List before Banks Pay Electronically
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505124_162-57467265/hackers-target-small-businesses/?tag=cbsnewsSectionsArea;cbsnewsSectionsArea.1 I was recently informed that my business had its banking and my personal information stolen in the Global Payments Hack. We formally used the company to process credit cards. And they apparently allowed my personal and small business information to get out into the wild. Global Payments is now paying for one year of …
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