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1 1 Making America Work Jon Forman Alfred P. Murrah Professor of Law University of Oklahoma COATS HALL ENDOWED PROFESSORSHIP LECTURE SERIES Norman, Oklahoma October 24, 2006

2 2 Alfred P. Murrah

3 3 State Motto – “Labor Omnia Vincit” meaning "Labor Conquers All Things."

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5 5 Average Annual Earnings of Full- time Workers, 2004 Doctors$128,689 Lawyers 105,716 Economists 71,672 Nurses 53,289 Police 50,063 Auto mechanics 38,967 Secretaries 32,349 Garbage collectors 31,284 Orderlies 20,959 Waiters and waitresses 8,789

6 6 Distribution of Earnings, 2004

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15 15 Average Cumulative Tax Rates Confronting Low-to-Moderate-Income Families ($10k - $40k)

16 16 Rates in a Comprehensive Tax and Transfer System

17 17 $2,000 per Worker Earned Income Credit, with or without a Phase-out

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19 19 Minimum-Wage Earnings versus Poverty Levels, 1960-2006

20 20 Life Expectancies at Birth versus Social Security Retirement Age

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22 22 Summary—Making America Work Government should intervene –To encourage work –Promote economic justice Tax, spending, and regulatory proposals –Increase the size of the economic pie –Allow us to divide it more equally

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