moderate-income
Americanadjective
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The move “could significantly reduce the retirement coverage gap that affects tens of millions of low- and moderate-income workers,” Teresa Ghilarducci, an economist and New School professor who is an expert on retirement.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
The paper’s research showed that federal matching “substantially increases participation among low- and moderate-income workers when accounts are simple and accessible,” the Wealth Lab said.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
And as certified preparers, those age 16 and older can handle returns for local low- and moderate-income families through the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
It's critical that people whose job it is to protect the programs that low- and moderate-income people rely on focus on the threats and opportunities that are appearing.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025
This would provide a tax break for 2.1 million low- and moderate-income working families.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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