Tag: Welfare
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What Is a Good Tax Credit? Am I Losing My Mind?
The $2,000 survival checks are better than other tax credits.
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Distributional Analysis of the $2000 Survival Checks
Only the bottom 60 percent receive the full amount.
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Pandemic Payments Total to $2,263 Per Person
That is equal to over $9,000 for every family of four.
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New COVID Bill Excludes 13.5 Million Adult Dependents
Millions of poor people will be excluded from relief.
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Survival Payments Versus UI Bonus Payments
Real talk on the most confusing debate of the moment.
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The State of Poverty and Health Insurance in America
The poor are nonworkers who often lack health insurance.
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CBO: Medicare for All Reduces Health Spending
More health care for less money is a no-brainer if you like good things.
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Let's Have a Universal Holiday Bonus
A modest check could provide a happy holiday for all.
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What Is the Current Student Debt Situation?
Pondering student debt forgiveness with the freshest data.
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Matt Bruenig Debates Job Guarantee with Mark Paul
Philly DSA hosts the the first-of-its-kind debate on the proposal.
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Bail Out State and Local Governments with Medicare
Medicare for public employees would save states $203 billion.
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How to Fix the Employer Liability Problem
A public fund can solve the problem and break the grid lock.
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The Earned Income Tax Credit is Racist
The EITC's family cap is racism. The uncapped child allowance is antiracism.
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The Problems With Means-Testing Are Real
Means-tested programs really do exclude a lot of deserving people.
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The Good and Bad of Joe Biden's Housing Plan
We need public housing trusts to create permanent affordability.
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How Medicare for All Would Affect Union Health Plans
Medicare for All would save IUPAT members $4,868 to $7,866 per year.
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The Job Guarantee and the Unemployment System
Workfare is back baby. But it's good now. Or is it?
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The Long Reach of Unemployment Benefits
Unemployed people are supporting 2.4 people on average.
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Thinking About the Unemployment System
If the left wants to lead on unemployment, we need serious proposals.
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Reforming Unemployment Benefits for After the Pandemic
The $600 “booster shot” was great, but UI needs fundamental change.