Tag: Welfare
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Biden Should Sunset the EITC Not the CTC
If you have to pick one, EITC is the much better way to go.
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Parent Carers Really Should Get Child Care Benefits
Child care benefits don't have to be about the mommy wars.
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Problems with Biden's American Family Plan
Bad designs and budget gimmicks taint the potentially good plan.
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An Exchange Public Option Could Save $170 Billion
Democrats need to include a public option in the next bill.
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Medicaid and Medicare Drove Increases in Insurance
The ACA exchanges have done very little to insure people.
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States Should Activate Extended Benefit Triggers
Unemployment benefits are set to expire in many states soon.
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Where Do We Go From Here on Tax Credits?
Let the debate begin on how to permanently change the system.
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The Success Sequence Has Found Its Latest Mark
The Success Sequence is not a very good guide to poverty.
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Oren Cass Wants Child Benefits for Everyone But the Poor
Cass's new idea is that the US policy status quo is right.
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Who Should Administer a New Child Benefit Program?
The Social Security Administration is the way to go.
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The Newest CTC Proposal Is Still a Mess
The mechanics of the advanced monthly refund are bad not good.
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Romney's Child Caps and Phase-outs Are Pointless
Romney should get rid of these details and lean entirely on taxes.
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Romney's Child Allowance Improves on Biden Proposal
Higher benefits and easier administration gives Romney the edge.
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The Child Tax Credit Proposal Still Needs Improvement
Recent changes are a good start. But we can do better.
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Comparing Three Types of Child Benefit Designs
A universal child benefit is a perfect benefit. Let's do it.
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Why Make Bad Policy When You Can Make Good Policy?
Just say no to phase-outs and clawbacks. All downside. No upside.
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Monthly Child Tax Credit Would Be a Train Wreck
The advanced monthly refund will be a nightmare.
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Navigating the Child Benefit Sweet Spot
We can eliminate the EITC without cutting anyone back.
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Now Is the Time for an American Child Benefit
Democrats should abandon their tax credit fetish for a universal child benefit.
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Biden Can Unilaterally Increase Obamacare Subsidies
Such a move would reduce uninsurance and increase affordability.