Patrick McHugh

Scary forecast of what could come to pass if the Senate leaves state and local governments out to dry, and public servants won't be the only ones to feel the pain.

Economic Policy Institute @EconomicPolicy

NEW RESEARCH: Without federal aid to state and local governments, 5.3 million workers will likely lose their jobs by the end of 2021. See estimated job losses by state: https://t.co/Zb64KwT2HT

The Great Recession ravaged low-income workers’ wages for years while the most handsomely paid North Carolinians hardly missed a beat. Are we going to let the same thing happen this time? https://t.co/YDrO2M4M9m https://t.co/pTtDFcd2Kc

Surprise, surprise: Turns out helping people is the best way to boost the economy.

NC Budget & Tax Center (ncbudget.bsky.social) @ncbudgetandtax

Aid to state governments was more effective than tax cuts in ending the Great Recession. #ncpol Read the full report for more lessons from the Great Recession: https://t.co/EZWcQ9lLTj https://t.co/IZzxApmcOt

RT @RBReich: The largest police departments in the country have paid more than $1B in settlements over the past decade for beatings, shooti…

RT @JEFordNCTOY: Truth bombs here. That’s why I’m fighting so hard to make sure our social studies standards reflect the obscure and unpopu…

My wife is addicted to Jeddah's Tea.

AnneClaire Broughton @AnneClaire60923

@unccui Some great Black owned businesses in Durham are Chicken Hut, Beyu Cafe, Zweli’s, Bull City Music School, and Jeddah’s Tea⁠. #WealthGapWednesdays

Small steps in the right direction during COVID19 - Being more intentional about shopping local and supporting companies run by people of color. #wealthgapwednesdays

Businesses owned by people of color need way more access to state and federal government support white-owned businesses are getting in the COVID-19 recession. https://t.co/ONKq9fpR5q #WealthGapWednesdays

RT @NCEOC2019: @unccui Employee ownership ensures businesses stay in the communities that rely on them. Those staple businesses are a key p…

Employee-owners of color have 30% higher incomes and 79% greater wealth than people of color who work for companies that aren’t employee owned. #WealthGapWednesdays @theNCEO https://t.co/lXvf2YpdtZ

Turn employees into owners. Converting companies to worker cooperatives and Employee Stock Ownership Plans is one way to close the racial wealth gap #WealthGapWednesdays. https://t.co/svbObZmvYT

RT @EconomicPolicy: More K–12 public education jobs were lost in April than in all of the Great Recession. Without sufficient staffing, we…

RT @JoseDAlvarez: @unccui A4: U.S. Hispanic firms don’t scale as much and produce lower revenues than non-Hispanic firms. #COVID19 has chal…

Bias and structural barriers mean Businesses in majority-Black neighborhoods don’t get the business boost from favorable reviews their peers in other neighborhoods enjoy. https://t.co/x2FPAvw6qP #WealthGapWednesdays

RT @WilliamMunn: @unccui Access to capital, particularly the equitable distribution of business loans. The legacy of the racial wealth gap…

Let’s be honest. Most entrepreneurs have family money, own property, or have access to other sources of capital. Generations of economic oppression mean a lot of entrepreneurs of color don’t have that seed money to get a successful business off the ground. #WealthGapWednesdays

RT @CityLab: #GeorgeFloyd protests in the Twin Cities occupied a major highway that tore apart a thriving African-American neighborhood. T…