EOI Updates 2020 virtual changemakers dinner August 18, 2020 / October 26, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Welcome, Changemakers! Event Details: Tuesday, September 15th 6:00pm – 7:30pm Online Event Materials: Event Program Bingo Card Need help with Remo? Send us an email at event@opportunityinstitute.org and we’ll help you out! With appreciation to the following elected officials and candidates joining us at the Changemakers Dinner: Congresswoman Kim Schrier Congressman Denny Heck Congresswoman Suzan […] Read more »
EOI Updates GOP payroll tax cut: Little to nothing for most Americans, a windfall for the top 20% July 20, 2020 / October 26, 2026 by Aaron Keating Until now, cuts to Social Security payroll taxes seemed like mostly a Trump thing, with GOP leaders themselves rather…skittish…about a proposal that would cut funding for Social Security, one of America’s most beloved and beneficial government programs. Now it looks like a party-line proposal, as Bloomberg news reporter Erik Watson tweets that according to GOP […] Read more »
EOI Updates COVID-19: Billionaires’ wealth skyrockets as WA budget crashes July 15, 2020 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates More than 1 in 5 Seattle students are enrolled in private schools, among highest in nation July 13, 2020 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Never shoot Santa claus: Jack kemp, jack Kennedy, Joe Biden and… unemployment benefits July 8, 2020 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Washington can’t afford austerity; tax the rich to save jobs, services June 25, 2020 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates A capital gains tax for Seattle? New progressive revenue measure enters the conversation June 24, 2020 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates For the first time, Seattle could Institute its own capital gains tax to pay for homeless housing June 18, 2020 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Teresa Mosqueda brings a new payroll tax proposal to the table June 16, 2020 / October 9, 2026 by Economic Opportunity Institute Read more »
EOI Updates Social Security’s long-term outlook is strong, but Americans’ retirement prospects are declining June 9, 2020 / October 26, 2026 by Aaron Keating The 2020 Social Security Trustees 2020 report is out — and while the COVID-19 pandemic has generated some uncertainty about short-term funding, the long-term picture is still strong for “America’s pension plan”: With $2.9 trillion in Trust Fund reserves, plus ongoing contributions from payroll taxes, Social Security has projected funds sufficient to pay full benefits […] Read more »
