Author: Matt Bruenig
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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.
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The Child Trends Child Poverty Series Is a Statistical Blip Caused by Census Changes
The Census had a series break in 2018. That's all it is.
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Was There a Sharp Drop in Child Poverty?
Under common measures, not really.
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How States Can Extend the Child Tax Credit to the Poor
States can easily and cheaply fill in the gaps of the federal Child Tax Credit.
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The New Income-Driven Repayment System Could Cause Some Big Problems
As IDR becomes the norm, college and student incentives radically change.
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A Note on the Wharton Student Debt Forgiveness Model
The SCF data source is a problem for what Wharton is trying to do.
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Biden's Student Debt Decision
What should Biden do on August 31?
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Jobs Report: Part-Time Jobs Up By 384,000, Full-Time Jobs Down By 71,000
The number of people flowing into unemployment dipped to 1.65 million.
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Starbucks Union Drive Slowed Down in July
Election victories fell to 23 from 80 as the rate of election filings flattened out.
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Only One Welfare Tweak Made It Through the Democratic Trifecta
All that is left of Biden's welfare platform is an increase in premium subsidies for the 3.6 percent of Americans who get insurance from the ACA exchanges.
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Jobs Report: 1.7 Million Workers Fell Into Unemployment
The overall employment rate ticked down to 47.5 percent.
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In Rubio's Plan, Your Estate Must Repay Your Parental Leave Benefits If You Die Early
Watch out orphan children — SSA may soon be coming for your inheritance.
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The New Romney Benefit Will Be an Administrative Mess
The new design carves out the poor in more ways than one.
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Starbucks Union Grows to 5,000 Workers in June
The Starbucks Union won 82 elections in June, its best month so far.
