Social Security benefits are eligible for a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, each year. The purpose of COLAs is to help ...

Learn how a maximum wage functions as a wage ceiling, and discover its impact on the economy with real-world examples. Explore this policy's pros, cons, and implications.

Why no one wants to work anymore. That has been a common headline for economic and labor articles since the pandemic and while I have done my best to read each of them, more than a few have slipped ...

The wage base limit is the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security payroll tax. The wage base limit will increase to $184,500 beginning in 2026. Changes in the national average wage ...

Why don’t we have a maximum wage? Asking that question is another way of asking why some people can rake in millions while others struggle to earn enough to eat. A maximum wage might be one way to ...

Nearly a decade after Portland passed a landmark law to rein in CEO pay, social movements should aim to replicate the city’s success across the country. President Donald Trump welcomes members of his ...