Author:Matt Bruenig
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The Case for Free School Lunch
Hiving off a tiny part of the public school bundle and charging a means-tested fee for it is extremely stupid.
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Over 20 Percent of People Lacked Health Insurance Between 2017 and 2020
Point-in-time measures obscure just how common health uninsurance is.
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Uncapping the Social Security Tax
Other countries have much higher uncapped payroll taxes.
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Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit Will Exclude Half of Low-Income Children
Washington should scrap its newest tax credit in favor of a universal child benefit.
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All Twelve State Parental Leave Programs Are Awful
On average, work history requirements render 1 in 3 women ineligible for parental leave benefits.
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Washington State’s Parental Leave Program Excludes a Huge Amount of New Parents
Washington's current parental leave program is a mess. But it can be easily fixed.
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It Would Be Easy to Provide Universal Pregnancy Coverage
A tiny increase in the payroll tax could make birth free for everyone.
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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.