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State of Working Georgia 2014
Workers Squeezed by Tough Labor Market, Shrinking Paychecks Georgia’s economy has improved markedly since the darkest days of the Great…
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Georgia Workers Deserve an Economy That Works for Them
Like many Georgians I grew up in a family hanging on tightly to the middle rungs of the economic ladder.…
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Keep Working Families Top of Mind for Georgia’s Future
A worker who earned $32,000 to $58,000 a year when the recession hit in 2007 was much more likely to…
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Price to Get Top Business Climate Rank Could be Economic Inequality
When states like Georgia rate well as places to do business, the same factors used in those rankings also appear…
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Georgia’s Middle Class Workers Left Out of Recovery
Industries in Georgia that pay a middle-class wage fell furthest during the Great Recession but are faring the worst during…
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Bad Times for Good Jobs
Georgia’s Shrinking Middle Class Opportunity A good-paying job is the cornerstone of a secure middle-class life, but Georgia’s private sector…
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Menu of Revenue Options to Pave Way for Georgia’s Rebound
Low Revenues Keeping Georgia on a Path to Mediocrity, 2014 Update Georgia is one of the lowest-taxed states in the…
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Income Taxes Aren’t Driving Georgians to Change States
Georgia’s tax rates do not cause residents to pull up stakes and leave for nearby states with lower income taxes.…
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New Brief: Slow-Growth Stalls Georgia Economy
Georgia continues to face serious economic challenges more than four years since the start of the national recovery, despite some…
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