$117K now considered ‘low income’ for some Bay Area residents
Deborah Chen/File
This number applies to San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties, but other places in the Bay Area are becoming more expensive as well.
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Income inequality assymetric
It’s official: The topic of income equality is in vogue. From researchers to cable talk show hosts, from policy makers to civic leaders, it seems like everyone is talking about the economic disparities between the affluent and the low- to middle- income earners in the United States. In fact, recently,
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The Coachella Valley
The Coachella Valley is a 45 mile-long and 15 mile-wide depression surrounded by the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains to the west and southwest, respectively, and the San Bernardino Mountains to the north. The foul-smelling Salton Sea, an accidental man-made lake, silently asserts its acrid presence southeast of the valley.
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Income inequality makes the world go ’round
Loyal Opposition
One of the articles of faith on the left is the idea that income inequality is a dire economic problem for our country. But there is nothing inherently wrong with an unequal distribution of income. Without income inequality, there would be no bonuses, raises, promotions or advancement; no way to
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A win for California’s poor
Although the state’s poorest have languished in recent years as California’s budget has been cut deeply, the State Legislature’s vote to increase the minimum wage to $10 by July 2016 is a serious sign of progress.
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Nobel laureate Gary Becker speaks about importance of college education
Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary Becker spoke to the campus Wednesday to confirm that even with increasing tuition rates, a college degree remains the “world’s best investment.”
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