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A famous report from two Berkeley economists shows how the wealthiest Americans pay a lower effective tax rate than the bottom 50% of Americans.

Some places saw their populations drop, including New York County, which had the biggest percent decline among large counties.

Congress has shown no sign that it will revive the expanded child tax credit anytime soon. Sen. Joe Manchin sided with Republicans to oppose it.

The author of the Oxfam America report said many workers that were called "heroes" during the pandemic "have not been given adequate compensation."

The superstar cities in tech, including San Jose and New York, have seen employment growth. But other metro areas are catching up.

At the grocery store and the hospital, the staples of life in the US are leaving Americans shelling out far more than they did before the pandemic.

There are millions of workers without a college degree, but employers are complaining they can't find any workers. Maryland is bridging that gap.

Quitting was most rampant in Alaska, where the quits rate sat at 4.4% in January. Conversely, New York saw the smallest share of workers walk out.

March 15 is Equal Pay Day, representing the extra days into a new year that a typical woman needs to work to make what a man made the previous year.

Even though it's a hot job market, some parents have "this fear that your skills are rusty. You've been out of the game," one expert told Insider.