Author:Matt Bruenig
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The Gas Stove Problem
Fresh statistics on housing units with gas stoves.
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The New York Working Families Tax Credit Proposal Is a Means-Testing Disaster
A case study in how dumb the obsession with phaseouts is.
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The Starbucks Union Won 267 Elections in 365 Days
The Starbucks Union accounted for 21 percent of all NLRB election victories in the last year.
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What to Do With the Child Tax Credit Now?
Turning the CTC into a universal benefit costs almost nothing.
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5 Insights from Norway’s 2023 Tax Proposal
Norway leads the way in vehicle, resource, and wealth taxation.
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Universal Benefits Cost Less Than Means-Tested Benefits
The biggest welfare state controversy is driven by accounting games.
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Starbucks Union Is Nearing 7,000 Workers
There are now 260 unionized Starbucks stores.
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How to End Social Security Scaremongering
Swap out automatic benefit cuts with automatic tax increases.
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What Does It Mean to Increase the Social Security Retirement Age?
It does not change when you retire. It just reduces how much money you get.
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The Legal Challenges to Student Debt Forgiveness
The battle over legal standing is just beginning.