3. What would you say worries you most about the
national economy at this time?
4. 7 Rivers Consumer Sentiment
110
100
7 Rivers
90
80
70
60
National
50
40
April 2002 April 2004 April 2007*** February April 2011***
2009*** *** Survey moves to web
5. Case-Shiller Index of Home Prices
240.0
220.0
200.0
180.0
160.0
7 Rivers Region
140.0
Minneapolis
120.0
100.0 Phoenix
80.0
Jan-98 Jan-00 Jan-02 Jan-04 Jan-06 Jan-08 Jan-10 Jan-12
6. Average Price of Single Family
$175,000 Homes Sold in 7 Rivers Region
$150,000
$125,000
$100,000
$75,000
1997- 1999- 2001- 2003- 2005- 2007- 2009- 2011-
Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan
7. Average Number of Days on
160
Market 7 Rivers Region
140
120
100
80
60
40
1997-Jan 2000-Jan 2003-Jan 2006-Jan 2009-Jan 2012-Jan
11. Number of Building Permits in La Crosse MSA
80.0
70.0
60.0
Total Permits
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0 Single Unit Permits
10.0
0.0
Jan-99 Jan-01 Jan-03 Jan-05 Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11
18. -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8
Total
Construction
MN
Manufacturing WI
Trade, Trans., Util.
Finance
Prof. and Bus. Services
Educ. And Health
Leisure and Hospitality
Government
Change in State Employment by Industry
20. La Crosse County
1,100.0
Sales Tax Revenue
Thousands
1,000.0
900.0
800.0
700.0
600.0
500.0
Jan-07 Jan-09 Jan-11
21. Rising Income
Inequality
Taggert J. Brooks, PhD
Chair and Associate Professor of
Economics
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
22. Non-Standard Disclaimer:
I am an academic economist.
My income is above the median for the US
and this region, but below the median in this
room.
Its all relative, and sometimes that matters for
our perspectives. It matters for monkeys too.
25. Most rich people are rich because...
they know the right people
or were born into wealthy
families
of their own hard
work, ambition, or
education.
7 Rivers Region
other
National
- 10 20 30 40 50 60
26. Louis D. Brandeis
“We may have democracy, or we
may have wealth concentrated in
the hands of a few, but we
cannot have both.”
27. Top 1% of Income Earners
Share of Total Income – U.S.
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
-
1913 1937 1961 1985 2009
38. Gini Coefficient For Countries
Namibia .707
Mexico .517
US .450
China .415
UK .340
Sweden .230
39. Gini Coefficient For Pro
Salaries
Baseball .626
Golf .566
Basketball .528
Football .512
Hockey .458
40. Frank and Cook
“Winner-take-all markets have
proliferated in part because
technology has greatly extended
the power and reach of the
planet's most gifted
performers....Now that most
music we listen to is
prerecorded...the world's best
41.
42. Top 1% of Income Earners
Share of Total Income - Sweden
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
-
1919 1949 1979 2009
43.
44. Rick Warren
“Well certainly the Bible says we
are to care about the poor....But
there's a fundamental question
on the meaning of "fairness."
Does fairness mean everybody
makes the same amount of
money? Or does fairness mean
everybody gets the opportunity
45. Rick Warren
“When you subsidize
people, you create the
dependency. You — you rob
them of dignity.”
46. Means-Tested Transfers
AFDC/TANF (Temporary Assistance to
Needy Families)
CTC (child tax credit)
EITC (earned income tax credit)
Medicaid
SSI (Supplemental Security Income),
WIC (The Special Supplemental Nutrition
Program for Women, Infants, and Children)
Food Stamps, General Assistance, Housing
Assistance, Free and Reduced Lunches
53. 0 400 800 1,200 1,600 2,000
Doctoral degree
Professional degree
Master's degree
Bachelor's degree
Associate degree
Some college, no degree
High-school graduate
Less than a high school diploma
2010 Median Weekly Earnings by Degree
54.
55. Solutions
Improve Transfers to Poor
Tax “Winner-take-all” markets to reduce
income variance.
“Brandeis Tax”
Improve Education
Expand Early Childhood Interventions
Extend the School day/year
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Consumers ultimately value the labor supplied, through their demand for output.
It is not a US only phenomenon.Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States
It is also not a universal phenomenon France,Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden
It is also not a universal phonomenon
Lane Kenworthy
Sharpen the policy tools.
Programs are AFDC/TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), CTC (child tax credit), DI (disability insurance), EITC (earned income tax credit), Food Stamps, Foster Family, General Assistance, Housing Assistance, Medicaid, Medicare, Other Welfare, Social Security, SSI (Supplemental Security Income), UI (unemployment insurance), Veterans Benefits, WC (workers compensation), and WIC (The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children).Social SecurityMedicareSSIUIRailroad Employees AFDCChild CareTitle XX Social Services Block GrantChild ProtectionSocial Welfare in the TerritoriesPension Benefit Guaranty Corp.Food StampsMedicaidS-CHIPHousing AssistanceSchool Lunch and BreakfastsWIC for familiesChild and Adult Care Workforce Investment ActHead StartLI-HEAP
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Rising Life expectancy has meant transfers to all have increased but there effectiveness for poverty reduction has not worked.
One of the founders of the ACLU.
In October new British legislation will change the default option for corporate pension plans, so that employees are automatically enrolled unless they actively choose to opt out. The hope is that this will significantly increase retirement saving. Mr Obama has proposed something similar for America’s 401(k) retirement schemes, although this idea has gained little traction.
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