Plans for Green Jobs, the Growing Global Consumer Class, and More

Why cutting the IRS's budget is a mistake, trends in global consumer spending, and making good on city climate pledges.

View in browser July 28, 2023 Why green jobs plans matter and where US cities stand in implementing them   Many U.S. cities are making bold climate pledges on emissions, infrastructure, and training. But without coordinated, comprehensive plans to retrain and recruit workers in well-defined, green-related careers, city leaders will be unable to achieve their climate ambitions, write Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer. Read more How the world consumer class will grow from 4 billion to 5 billion people by 2031   In a new commentary, Wolfgang Fengler, Homi Kharas, Juan Caballero, and Luis Simoes highlight interesting trends in the global consumer class, including where spending is projected to increase and where there may be some declines due to aging populations and lower fertility rates.  Read more House Republicans want to cut the IRS budget—again   "Have you heard about the 'Wait Longer for Your Tax Refund Act of 2023'? What about the 'Millionaire Tax Evader Relief' package? If legislation were named honestly, that's what would be making its way through Congress right now, because once again the IRS is facing budget cuts." Vanessa Williamson explains why cutting the budget for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is a mistake. Read more The Brookings Institution,1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe | Manage newsletter subscriptions  The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars.