Quick Facts: A Fair Tax for Colorado
Colorado has a significantly regressive tax structure, where the wealthy pay much less in taxes than low-income Coloradans. See how a proposal for a fair tax could help.
Colorado has a significantly regressive tax structure, where the wealthy pay much less in taxes than low-income Coloradans. See how a proposal for a fair tax could help.
Mass incarceration is both a product and cause of the racial wealth gap. This brief examines the policies and history that created and continue trends affecting Coloradans of color.
As Colorado ages, demand for these workers is growing. Counterintuitively, wages remain abysmally low despite the importance of these roles.
Providing unpaid care for older adults is often hidden work, overlooked by our state, our businesses, and even unpaid caregivers themselves.
The first brief in our racial wealth gap series considers the impact of homeownership and credit on wealth, introducing unique state-level statistics.
Despite some progress on racial equality since the 1950s, America's economy lags behind. Has our country really grown more inclusive and equitable?
This brief explores innovative solutions that can increase access to respite and help foster a healthier, more supportive, and robust Colorado.
Colorado has already taken some action to develop its own unique universal portable benefits system, but we can, and must, do more. Learning from other states can help.
Long-term care workers are often underpaid, under trained, and lacking important benefits and career advancement opportunities.
The people who care for and teach our kids and support the needs of our aging loved ones are as much a part of our economy as those who benefit from these services.
