Announcement: RSVP: CT Voices 7th Annual State Budget Forum - Connecticut Families in the Yo-yo Economy

CT Voices for Children's [1] State of Working Connecticut 2007 report found that real (inflation-adjusted) wages declined over the past five years for the majority of state residents. This occurred at the same time as productivity and profits were increasing. The finding raised the important question –- whose interests is the yo-yo (You’re On Your Own) economy serving?

CT Voices' 7th Annual Budget Forum will focus on this question and the causes and consequences of the yo-yo economy, including the widening gap between the state’s most wealthy residents and everyone else. Speakers also will address measures that Connecticut can take to stem the current economic downturn and assure a more widely-shared prosperity for years to come.

When: Tuesday, February 26, 10 a.m. registration, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. progam (lunch will be served)
Where: Old Judiciary Room, State Capitol, Hartford

Connecticut Families in the Yo-yo Economy

• Strategies for Weathering an Economic Downturn in a Yo-yo Economy
  Jared Bernstein, [2] Economic Policy Institute; author of [3] State of Working America 2006/2007

• The Yo-yo Economy and the Middle Class
  Professor Tom Shapiro, [4] Institute on Assets and Social Policy, Brandeis University; author of [5] By A Thread: The New Experience of America's Middle Class

• Who Pays? Are Connecticut Taxes Equitable?
  Jeff McLynch, [6] Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

• The Governor's Proposed Budget Revisions
  Robert Genuario, Secretary, [7] Office of Policy and Management

• Balancing Connecticut's Budget Priorities in its Yo-yo Economy
  Shelley Geballe, CT Voices for Children

• Pulling Apart or Pulling Together in Connecticut?Douglas Hall, CT Voices for Children

Space is limited - Reserve your seat today!
Please RSVP to Linda Deemy – ldeemy AT ctkidslink.org or (203) 498-4240

In case of inclement weather, please call CT Voices at (203) 498-4240

CT Voices for Children’s work on tax and budget issues is supported by the
Melville Charitable Trust, The Stoneman Family Foundation, and the CT Health Foundation.

[8] Directions to the State Capitol

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