Monday, May 18, 2020

Pollak: Congress Needs to Wake Up About State and Local Government Layoffs

Pollak: Congress Needs to Wake Up About State and Local Government Layoffs:
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There are signs of hope in the job market after the massive layoffs of the coronavirus crisis. But a new crisis is looming in state and local governments, which are facing drastic revenue shortfalls and will be forced to cut services and jobs. Even when the private sector recovers, the public sector will lag, and will become a drag on overall economic growth.
Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress are failing to take the looming public sector job crisis seriously.

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