About 21-percent of Wyoming households are not prepared to weather the storm financially if unexpected big bills pop up. The nonprofit Corporation for Enterprise Development has issued a report showing that Wyomingites make about seven thousand dollars less per year than the average American worker, and carry an average credit card debt of 76-hundred dollars. Don Baylor with the Center for Public Policy Priorities says that's a precarious situation.
Wyoming received a good grade for enrollment in early childhood education programs, but didn't fare so well in higher education because of low college graduation rates. Baylor says quality education equals expanded earnings and savings.
The report says 51-percent in Wyoming have sub-prime credit. It recommends a state tax credit for working families and state support for savings-match programs for low-income families.
Wyoming received a good grade for enrollment in early childhood education programs, but didn't fare so well in higher education because of low college graduation rates. Baylor says quality education equals expanded earnings and savings.
The report says 51-percent in Wyoming have sub-prime credit. It recommends a state tax credit for working families and state support for savings-match programs for low-income families.
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