Tag: Welfare
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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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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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Zamora, Bruenig, And Doing The Universal Basic Income Right
The legendary Max Sawicky weighs in on recent UBI debates.
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Medicaid Work Requirements May Be Illegal
The evidence shows work requirements do not serve a health purpose.
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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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Single Payer Could Stop The Rural Hospital Closure Crisis
Rural hospital closures accelerated after Obamacare passed.
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The Growing Problems With Rural Healthcare Exchanges
Market-based healthcare does not work in poorer, sicker, sparsely-populated areas.
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Obamacare Failed The Survival Test. We Should Do Single Payer.
The individual mandate died and probably will not ever be revived.
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There Should Be A Universal Holiday Bonus
Not everyone gets a holiday bonus at work. We can fix that.
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The Ultimate Problem With Libertarian Populism
Eliminating rent-seeking will not solve any of our big problems.
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The Case For Cash Transfers Gets A Boost
New paper says high incomes and exposure to inventors drive success.
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New Fed Data: The Rise of Student Debt (1989-2016)
Student debt levels for young adults kept on rising in 2016.
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Workers Have 12 Jobs By Age 50, Lose Insurance Constantly
Loss aversion is the strongest argument in favor of single payer.
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The Rubio-Lee Child Tax Credit Should Phase In At 21.3%
The 15.3 percent rate they are proposing wrongly excludes FUTA.
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Brown-Bennet Child Allowance Cuts Child Poverty By 44%
The plan would also lift 9.3 million people out of poverty overall.
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Why Americans Are Going To Love Single Payer
There are ways to sell a single payer program if you really want to.
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How Best To Do A Child Allowance High-Income Surtax
Everyone should benefit from a child allowance program.
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Unlike Single Payer, Obamacare's Design Neglects Black People
Employer-based health insurance deprives groups with high unemployment rates.
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Ways To Improve The Brown-Bennet Child Allowance Proposal
Brown-Bennet is a good step but we could do even better.