corporate tax cuts

October 9, 2017

Training tomorrow’s workers

Louisiana is very generous when it comes to providing college scholarships to traditional students who pursue four-year degrees directly from high school. But it is considerably less generous for everyone else - especially non-traditional students, people from low-income backgrounds and students seeking two-year associate degrees or skills training.

Number of the Day

$723.67 - Average weekly wages for production and “non-supervisory” workers in 2016 - which is 2 percent lower than in 1972, in inflation-adjusted dollars. (Source: EPI via The New York Times)
August 31, 2017

Corporate tax cuts mainly help the rich

President Donald Trump laid out the broad outlines of his plan to cut corporate taxes in a speech on Wednesday.

Number of the Day

$190 billion- Estimated economic impact of Hurricane Harvey, exceeding the economic impact of Sandy and Katrina combined. (Source: Accuweather)