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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · 18h

This is the work i'm proudest from my time at FPI.

Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 1d

We're proud to have worked with the AFL-CIO to reform this system—convincing the State to pay down its $7B debt, raise the maximum weekly UI benefit rate, and expand the taxable wage base to increase the fund’s long-term fiscal stability. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

Weekly unemployment insurance benefits set to increase

The maximum unemployment insurance benefit rate from $504 per week to $869 per week beginning, now that the state has paid off its unemployment trust fund debt.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 1d

Critics of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's plan to fund social programs say raising taxes on millionaires will lead to significant out-migration among the wealthy

But 2023 tax data from New York Department of Taxation and Finance refutes this—confirming that tax flight among high earners is a myth

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 1d

🚨New Tax Data Confirm Tax Flight Is A Myth:

Analysis of new tax data shows that the 2021 tax increases on high earners raise an estimated $3.6 billion annually, boosting state revenue without triggering increased out-migration among high earners.

fiscalpolicy.org/new-tax-data...

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · 1d

great time to lose your job in NY!

Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 1d

We're proud to have worked with the AFL-CIO to reform this system—convincing the State to pay down its $7B debt, raise the maximum weekly UI benefit rate, and expand the taxable wage base to increase the fund’s long-term fiscal stability. www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...

Weekly unemployment insurance benefits set to increase

The maximum unemployment insurance benefit rate from $504 per week to $869 per week beginning, now that the state has paid off its unemployment trust fund debt.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 1d

For more info see @emmurpheis.bsky.social's report from April, "The Urgent Need to Raise Unemployment Insurance Benefits" fiscalpolicy.org/the-urgent-n...

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · 9d

This is Chuck Schumer's fault

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 10d

See @emmurpheis.bsky.social's testimony before the Rent Guidelines Board here:
fiscalpolicy.org/fpi-testifie...

RGB should index to CPI less shelter costs

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · 10d

Rent-stabilized units in NYC see their rents go up today based on the decision of the RGB this past June. Here's an explainer that cites my testimony to the RGB on how historically the RGB has raised rents higher than the rate of inflation (minus shelter costs).

www.cssny.org/publications...

Stabilized Rents Up 12.6% in Adams’ New York

www.cssny.org

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · Sep 9

🚨NY health insurance premiums are set to rise by 13% for small businesses — on track to double by 2031. Small group markets in some areas may be facing a death spiral. (1/7)

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 29d

New Data Show Rising Inequality, Strong Wage Growth for Top Earners - Fiscal Policy Institute

New data released this morning show that inequality is rising in New York, with income gains for the state’s richest residents driving statewide wage growth well above the national average.

fiscalpolicy.org

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 29d

NY’s income inequality rose in 2024— remaining the highest of any state, while national inequality fell.

Gini measure of income inequality in New York and the US

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · 29d

New data from the US Census Bureau & Bureau of Labor Statistics show rising income inequality in New York. Top earners are driving strong wage growth, while low- and middle-income households lag behind. (1/6)

Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Sep 9

The U.S. economy probably added half as many jobs in the 12 months ending in March as previously reported, according to the preliminary benchmark revision data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. #NumbersDay
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · 11d

disappointing update

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · 18d

looks like canceling hulu last night paid off #LibbinItUpIn2025

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · 24d

sometimes neoclassical theory gets your ass

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · Sep 2

Some #SNAP participants will begin to see their food assistance reduced or eliminated due to the Republican megabill, based on a memo from USDA on Friday outlining how states must begin implementing one of the new law’s SNAP cuts. fns.usda.gov/snap/admin/e...

fns.usda.gov

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · Aug 7

@linkedin.com banned my post on the Trump Regime destroying research into mRNA technology as "misinformation"

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We will all be sicker and poorer and worse off because they are turning biomedical research into a bonfire, lit with the torch of their lies about the COVID vaccines. These people hate us so much they'd rather die of...
https://www.patreon.com/posts/135821935

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · Jul 25

Importantly, our estimates of the funding cuts are *much* higher than the State has announced. We explain why in the two reports.

Report 1: fiscalpolicy.org/the-state-is...

Report 2: fiscalpolicy.org/making-sense...

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today, @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social is releasing two reports on how to understand the impact of federal funding cuts in New York.

Key points: 1) the cuts amount to over $20bn annually by 2030, 2) 1.5 million NYers will lose healthcare, 3) FPI advises a special session to remedy (1) and (2).

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Importantly, FPI's estimates of the funding cuts are much higher than those announced by the NYS Division of the Budget. We explain why in these reports.

Report 1: fiscalpolicy.org/the-state-is...

Report 2: fiscalpolicy.org/making-sense...

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Fiscal Policy Institute @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today, FPI is releasing two reports on how to understand the impact of federal funding cuts in New York.

Key points: 1) the cuts amount to over $20bn annually by 2030, 2) 1.5 million NYers will lose healthcare, 3) FPI advises a special session to remedy (1) and (2).

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · Jul 25

Importantly, our estimates of the funding cuts are *much* higher than the State has announced. We explain why in the two reports.

Report 1: fiscalpolicy.org/the-state-is...

Report 2: fiscalpolicy.org/making-sense...

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emily murphy eisner (they/them) @emmurpheis.bsky.social · Jul 25

Today, @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social is releasing two reports on how to understand the impact of federal funding cuts in New York.

Key points: 1) the cuts amount to over $20bn annually by 2030, 2) 1.5 million NYers will lose healthcare, 3) FPI advises a special session to remedy (1) and (2).

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Jul 1

the Senate's small-state ultra-bias is never more maddening than when one senator uses it to get benefits for her 740,000 constituents while openly acknowledging the bill she's supporting will harm the nation's 339 million other residents.

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · Jul 1

It is worth noting that the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is incredibly unpopular. I haven't seen a single credible poll with support above 40% of adults.

And that's just if you ask people, "Do you support the OBBB." If you poll them about the individual components, it's 30+ points underwater.

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