Author:Matt Bruenig
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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.
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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.