Author:Matt Bruenig
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US Children in Two-Parent Families Have High Poverty
It is not just single mothers that get penalized by the US system.
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The Rubio-Trump Plan Clearly Penalizes Parents
Moving punishments around does not make them disappear.
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New Andy Slavitt Project Apparently Rejects Obamacare
Medicare for all is the best way to achieve Slavitt's health policy goals.
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The Median Young Family Has Nearly Zero Wealth
Young families are worse off than they were 20 years ago.
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A Goofy Paid Leave Proposal That May Be Worth Cynical Support
The Shapiro-Biggs plan goes against the whole purpose of family benefits.
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How To Handle Real Estate With A Social Wealth Fund
Real estate investment trusts make it easy to socialize home ownership.
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The Norwegian State Owns Most Of The Country’s Wealth
Norway is by far the most socialist country in the developed world.
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Small Business Promotion Is Mostly A Bad Idea
Small business employees get paid less and have fewer protections.
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A Few Bad Arguments Against Basic Income
A response to Daniel Zamora's UBI piece in Jacobin Magazine.
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The State And Local Tax Deduction Is Bad Policy
The Republican tax bill is bad. But so is the SALT deduction it curtailed.
