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How Municipal Bonds Influence Justice & Equality

Brown Advisory

Its management and executive compensation plans are also tied to factors related to racial equity. The crisis began in 2014 when, in order to address fiscal problems, Flint switched the city’s water supply from Lake Huron (treated in Detroit) to the Flint River (treated at the Flint Water Treatment Plant).

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How Municipal Bonds Influence Justice & Equality

Brown Advisory

Its management and executive compensation plans are also tied to factors related to racial equity. The crisis began in 2014 when, in order to address fiscal problems, Flint switched the city’s water supply from Lake Huron (treated in Detroit) to the Flint River (treated at the Flint Water Treatment Plant).

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This is Why We’re Angry

The Irrelevant Investor

So for example, researchers look at the median income of the middle quintile in 1975 and compare that to the median income of the median quintile in 2014, say. They think about executive compensation. Instead, they rely on a snapshot at two points in time. And they think about the Fed. 17 million people just lost their job.