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As COVID-19 crisis increases wealth gap, WI must reform social welfare programs

Posted on March 22, 2021

Laura Dresser, who specializes in labor economics at UW-Madison, said these disparities come because most workers of color in Wisconsin work low-income jobs.  Obviously, an economic recession could only worsen their situation.
https://badgerherald.com/opinion/2021/03/18/as-covid-19-crisis-increases-wealth-gap-wi-and-uw-must-cooperate-on-social-welfare-reform/

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