Income Inequality Issues
Income Inequality Issues
January 23, 2014: Jon Peacock, Wisconsin Budget Project
In the third webinar in our Information for Activation Series, Jon Peacock, Project Director of the Wisconsin Budget Project, presented "The Collision between the War on Poverty and Recent Tax Policy Choices."
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February 6, 2014: Mike Wilder, Wisconsin Jobs Now
On February 6, 2014, Mike Wilder,Community Coalition Organizer for Wisconsin Jobs Now, held a webinar entitled "Why Raising the Minimum Wage Will Help Economic Growth."
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Real Median Income Declines on Walker's Watch
From the United States Census Bureau comes sobering news: median household income has continued to decline during the first three years of the Walker administration.
Historical Real Median Household Income for Wisconsin
| Date | US | Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $51,371 | $51,059 |
| 2011 | $51,557 | $51,448 |
| 2010 | $52,703 | $51,603 |
| 2009 | $53,760 | $53,516 |
| 2008 | $55,484 | $55,554 |
| 2007 | $56,189 | $56,010 |
| 2006 | $55,176 | $55,542 |
| 2005 | $54,387 | $55,402 |
By contrast, the comparable data for Minnesota looks like this:
Historical Real Median Household Income for Minnesota
| Date | US | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $51,371 | $58,906 |
| 2011 | $51,557 | $58,144 |
| 2010 | $52,703 | $58,403 |
| 2009 | $53,760 | $59,536 |
| 2008 | $55,484 | $61,093 |
| 2007 | $56,189 | $61,795 |
| 2006 | $55,176 | $61,522 |
| 2005 | $54,387 | $61,188 |
Real median household income in constant dollars in Minnesosta in 2012, while still lower than the median income before the Great Recession, has now surpassed median household income in 2010. In Wisconsin, median household income in 2012 is still lower than it was in 2010. The same story can be found in Iowa. And in many other states around the country.