economicsecurity.bsky.social
Economic Security Project is an ideas advocacy organization that builds economic power for all Americans.
- 1/ California leads the nation with 60+ #guaranteedincome pilots, and the data is clear: cash doesn't discourage work, it enables it. Participants got full-time jobs at DOUBLE the rate of control groups. 🧵⬇️
- 2/2 They pursued education, left unsafe workplaces, spent more time with their kids, and built real financial security. The takeaway: guaranteed income programs create a stronger economy. Read our brief: economicsecurityproject.org/resource/gua...
- Teri Olle, VP at Economic Security California, underscores the urgent stakes of AI policy, asking who gets to decide what this technology means for people, and who it will serve. ✍️ @nathanheller.bsky.social in the @newyorker.com 🔗 www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
- 1/ If the economy is “doing well,” why are so many people still struggling? ESP’s @mtkonczal.bsky.social joins The Jacob Shapiro Podcast to explain why topline economic indicators like cooling inflation or GDP often miss how people actually experience the economy. 🧵
- 2/ Even when wages appear to keep up on paper, families are spending a larger share of their income on essentials such as groceries, housing, and transportation, making it harder to plan, save, or feel financially secure.
- 3/ He also steps back to examine the broader economic picture—unpacking President Trump’s escalating attacks on the Federal Reserve, the role of immigration and trade policy in shaping growth, and why the labor market may be weaker beneath the surface.
- 4/4 Tune in to the full conversation: podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/f...
