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It is important to note that, if this is an organic tradition, then there is more to be done. There are a number of questions either not addressed, or not adequately addressed, by the main documents in the tradition or that need repetition because we just don’t “get it.” Moreover, social and economic changes in the future will give rise to the need for new reflection from the perspective of faith.
A report this month from the Kaiser Family Foundation highlights the disproportionately negative impact on people of color of decisions by Gulf South governors and legislatures and those in other states.
An Equal Justice Initiative analysis shows how the 50th Anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Gideon Decision demonstrates ongoing problems in indigent defense.
In a new report, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development finds that predatory payday loans in 33 states cost the American economy $774 million in 2011 resulting in the loss of more than 14,000 jobs.
A number of governors are seeking to eliminate state personal and corporate income taxes and substitute higher sales taxes. To assess the impact and morality of these proposed changes, one needs to look first at the current state-local tax burdens of state populations.
The Alliance for Responsible Lending in Alabama (ARLA), a large coalition advocating fair lending policies, gathered on February 28 at the state house in Montgomery to urge legislators to cap payday loans at 36% and to curtail automobile title lending.
While major parts of the presidential campaign focused on the economy, debt, and taxes—individual and corporate—the “fiscal cliff tax deal” reached on January 2nd resolved none of them and, in fact, simply sets up three more “fiscal cliffs” next quarter.
The El Paso, Texas City Council recently approved an ordinance to regulate payday and car title loan businesses, making El Paso the fourth city in Texas to adopt such an ordinance.
For a nation still mired in the aftermath of the Great Recession, the economic well-being of the country— measured in unemployment, underemployment, and poverty—is a primary election issue.
In October 2011, the Pontifical Council on Justice and Peace applied Catholic social teaching [CST] to global financial systems. [1] The “Note” reiterates four strong CST themes.