CT has horrible income inequality

From a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities study, as interpreted by Connecticut Voices for Children: Connecticut ranks third in the country, with its richest residents— the top five percent of households— having average incomes 17 times as large as the bottom 20 percent of households and five times as large as the middle 20 percent …

CT child poverty is at an all-time high

Connecticut Voices for Children said recently that the poverty rate for CT children is 15 percent, and the rate for children of color is five times that of Caucasian children. From the organization, nearly half of Hartford’s children live in poverty, the highest rate for any town in the state. And here’s an interactive map …

The rich are getting richer in CT, and the poor? Well, guess what?

The wage gap is growing in the Land of Steady Habits, according to “The State of Working Connecticut 2012,” a new report from Connecticut Voices for Children. In fact, the report found the: highest wage workers enjoying wage growth four times that of median wage workers, while wages stagnated for low wage workers.  Given these …