The U.S. differs from most other countries in how it sets its minimum wage
Putting minimum wage policy in the hands of lawmakers is one of several ways in which the U.S. approach stands apart from other countries.
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Putting minimum wage policy in the hands of lawmakers is one of several ways in which the U.S. approach stands apart from other countries.
Tax burdens in the U.S. are lower than most of its developed-nation peers – in some cases, well below.
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the start of the Great Recession, five ways in which the U.S. workforce has changed over the past decade.
Assuming all of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees are confirmed, he will have one of the most heavily business-oriented Cabinets in U.S. history. Five of the 14 people Trump has nominated to be Cabinet secretaries have spent their entire careers in the business world, with no public office or senior military service on their resumes.
Just what is “economic inequality”? Depends on whom you ask.
There were 1.8 unemployed people per job opening in January, another indicator of the improving jobs situation.
A summary of where Americans stand on ten key issues likely to come up in President Obama’s State of the Union address.
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