Category: Posts
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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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US Workers Need a Non-Accrued Paid Sick Leave Guarantee
A social insurance model would protect all workers against sickness.
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More Money For Unemployment Administration Would Be a Big Win
Congressional policymakers can no longer skimp out on the nuts and bolts funding for program administration.
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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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The Best Tax System on Earth
What America and the world can learn from the Faroe Islands.
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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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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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The IRA Will Effectively Raise Taxes on Corporate Profits and Buybacks
Despite some last-minute sabotaging, the Inflation Reduction Act will effectively raise capital taxes.
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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.