Teresa Ghilarducci
Labor Economist, Retirement Security Expert, and Contributor at Freelance
Labor economist focusing on #retirement security. Director, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA) @SCEPA_economics at The New School.
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1 month ago |
flipboard.com | Teresa Ghilarducci
3 hours agoThe US Postal Service has been struggling for years. Now Trump's talking about privatizing itThe U.S. Postal Service is facing an uncertain future after the resignation this week of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the suggestion by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, that the mail service could be privatized.
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1 month ago |
forbes.com | Teresa Ghilarducci
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently offered a chilling glimpse into the Trump Administration’s indifference to Social Security’s importance “Let’s say Social Security didn’t send out their checks this month,” Lutnick said. “My mother-in-law, who’s 94, she wouldn’t call and complain.”Perhaps the Commerce Secretary’s mother in law wouldn’t call. But millions of other Americans would—and not just to complain.
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1 month ago |
forbes.com | Teresa Ghilarducci
If you have even a light touch on the pulse on the economy you have probably noticed things feel a little weak. And by weak, I mean the kind of slow-motion collapse economists like me get paid to anticipate.
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1 month ago |
forbes.com | Teresa Ghilarducci
There is a good chance someone you know will not get their Social Security check in the next one to three months. The Trump administration – just a weeks old – has already undermined Social Security with four threats: the timely issuance of checks; drastically cuts service; ends accountability; and brings insolvency closer. Social Security, without doubt, is our most important social program.
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2 months ago |
forbes.com | Teresa Ghilarducci
Late Monday night on January 27, President Trump neutralized the National Labor Relations Board, which is an independent federal agency designed to function without direct political interference. The law explicitly states the President of the United States cannot fire a sitting Board Member without cause, due process, and a hearing. She did not get a hearing.
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