#Income

M. Gouldhawke ∞

M_Gouldhawke

All forms of government income assistance, from welfare to Employment Insurance to Universal Basic Income, are primarily a subsidy to landlords & employers. To ensure that employers don't have to

Ruth Patrick

ruthpatrick0

In early work to document #covidrealities, parents & carers shared their experiences of life on a low income during the pandemic; keeping diaries & responding to themed questions. We share

David Wees

davidwees

@BCedplan in collaboration with @StatCan_eng just posted a report showing that higher grades in school in BC is correlated with greater earnings in one's life, consistent with other research done

Patrick the Tax Advisor 🔥

AskForTaxAdvice

The biggest loophole in the US Tax Code?If you think you make too much income to contribute to a ROTH IRA, you might be right.It just doesn’t matter...There’s another way

DÁMILÓLÁ🗿

damilola_MD

I want to give an unbiased opinion. You may not like it. I'll talk from two angles.As a doctor, and as a private hospital owner. Actually it will be biased.

RIP BREONNA TAYLOR

tyrathetaurus

maybe we could, i don’t know...dismantle animal agriculture that pushes their carcinogenic foods on low income black communities by *purposely* bombarding them with advertisements in their neighborhoods for their food

Invest Mindset

invest_mindset

"When you’re finally rich, you’ll realize it wasn’t money that you were seeking in the first place."A thread consisting key lessons I wish someone taught me earlier:1/n If your salary

Kat Callahan

JezebelKat

There is no middle class. There are only two classes: capital and labor. If you trade your labor (your time/your services/your work) in return for a wage, you're labor class.

Finances of the Nation

FONCanada

A lot was covered in the Speech from the Throne, if you want background and insights on a number of the relevant issues look no further than Finances of the

Bobby O

Bob_O22

Add COVID-19 to the existing affordability issues (transportation, food insecurity, increasing non-tuition related expenses, scholarship designs that do not benefit low-income students) and affordability becomes a colossal barrier to colleg

Joe Rich

realJosephRich

1/ So here's a quick thread on the fallacy of the Fed saving the day.There's a guy. Let's call him Don. Don's credit cards are maxed out, and he can

Kayla Kitson

kaylakitson

A reminder from @JosephEStiglitz & @KittyRichardsDC: tax increases are better for the state's economy than spending cuts during a recession, especially when they are targeted to higher-income people. 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0

Democracy in Colour

democracycolour

Access to a wage subsidy is a public health issue and a human rights issue. Without income support, temporary visa holders and migrant workers will struggle to self isolate, look

FIRE Journey

FIREJourney4

Every financial freedom path has the following six stages1. Preparation2. Income3. Budgeting/Expenses4. Savings5. Investment6. FreedomDropping some personal tips for each stages- Thread - 1. Preparation"Before anything else, preparatio

Guy Caron

GuyCaronNPD

1/ This is my second thread on Basic Income, expanding on the reactions my first thread elicited. From the get-go, I should have made clear that I am NOT interested

South Berkeley Now

SBerkeleyNow

The City Council will vote on a measure Tuesday night that, if approved, would reduce both the feasibility of housing development in South Berkeley AND the amount of funding for