Monthly Archives: September 2000

Social Security Protects 253,000 New Yorkers Under Age 40

September 27, 2000. Despite widespread public perception that Social Security is only for seniors, 253,000 young people in New York receive monthly benefits through the Social Security disability and survivors insurance programs. A new report, Young Social Security Beneficiaries in New York, discusses the impact that Social Security privatization would have on this vulnerable population. Press release below. Social Security, America's Most Important Safety Net Program, Protects 253,000 New Yorkers Under Age 40 These and other recipients of Disability and Survivors Insurance would be particularly [...]

2020-11-13T15:14:18-05:00September 27th, 2000|Press Releases, Social Policy|
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The Self Sufficiency Standard for New York: How Much Do New Yorkers Really Need to Make Ends Meet?

September 13, 2000. Today, the members of the New York State Self-Sufficiency Standard Steering Committee released the Self Sufficiency Standard for New York report in Albany. The report is authored by Dr. Diana Pearce who currently teaches at the School of Social Work at the University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Pearce has developed these Standards for 12 other states. Full report here, county-by county standards here. Executive summary, press release and committee members below. Also see the article in the New York Times, Family Needs [...]

2020-11-13T14:28:03-05:00September 13th, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Press Releases, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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Family Needs Far Exceed the Official Poverty Line

September 13, 2000. An article in the New York Times by Nina Bernstein, focusing on a new report on what families really face in terms of basic expenses - The Self Sufficiency Standard for New York. Carol Williams did not need an economic study to prove that her $24,000-a-year job as an administrative assistant could not support three children in New York, even when squeezed into a one-bedroom, $600-a-month apartment in the Bronx. "By the time I paid my car payments and my car insurance [...]

2020-11-13T14:28:03-05:00September 13th, 2000|Blog, Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce|
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Strengthening Social Security and Medicare – Rhetoric and Reality in the 2000 Election

September 13, 2000. Remarks of Frank J. Mauro, Executive Director, Fiscal Policy Institute, at the retiree luncheon hosted today in New Paltz by the United University Professions, Capital District Region. Many issues of importance to retired and soon-to-be -retired Americans are being fought out in this year's election campaigns. Of these issues, the most important relate to the strengthening of Social Security and Medicare. I use the term "strengthening" to encompass both the protection of the benefits available under the current Social Security and Medicare [...]

2020-11-13T15:14:18-05:00September 13th, 2000|Reports, Briefs and Presentations, Social Policy|
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County-by-County Self-Sufficiency Standards

September 13, 2000. Click on the county or metropolitan area you are interested in to download an Excel file with the estimates of the Self-Sufficiency Standard for 70 specific family types. Metropolitan Areas Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA Albany County Montgomery County Renesselaer County Schenectady County Schoharie County  Binghamton, NY MSA Broome County Tioga County Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY PMSA Erie County Niagara Dutchess County, NY PMSA Dutchess County Elmira, NY MSA Chemung County Glens Falls, NY MSA Warren County Washington County Jamestown, NY MSA Chautauqua County Nassau-Suffolk, [...]

2020-11-13T14:28:03-05:00September 13th, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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Testimony before the Rockland County Legislature’s Public Hearing on Proposed Living Wage Law

September 5, 2000. FPI's Zofia Nowakowski testified: Good evening. My name is Zofia Nowakowski and I am a research analyst from the Fiscal Policy Institute. We are a nonpartisan, non-profit organization that undertakes research and education on tax, budget, and economic issues affecting low and middle-income New Yorkers. We have two offices, one in Albany under the direction of our Executive Director Frank Mauro, who was previously secretary of the Ways and Means Committee of the New York State Assembly. Our other office is in [...]

2020-11-13T14:58:55-05:00September 5th, 2000|Economic Trends & Policy, Labor Market & Workforce, Testimony|
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State of Working New York 2000: Still Waiting for Prosperity

September 2, 2000. FPI's Labor Day 2000 report: New York's working families are still waiting for prosperity. Wage and income gains lag for most New Yorkers. Complete report with 18 tables and charts Focus on New York City "While workers in most of the nation are experiencing strong wage and income growth, the situation facing New York’s working men and women is improving at a snail’s pace," said Frank Mauro, executive director of the Fiscal Policy Institute.  Mauro’s comments were based on the new edition [...]

2020-11-13T14:50:36-05:00September 2nd, 2000|Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Reports, Briefs and Presentations|
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