The President’s FY2015 budget released today will show how to achieve real, lasting economic security and expand opportunity for all so that every American who is willing to work hard can get ahead. Read More »
Tomorrow the President will release his budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 and beyond. The first question to ask about his proposal will be whether the President recommends steps to permanently end the short-sighted harmful cuts imposed in the past year. Read More »
How do minimum wage policy increases affect enrollments and expenditures on means-tested public assistance programs? In this report we address this question for the case of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program. Read More »
Economic inequality is, at long last, commanding attention from policymakers, the media, and everyday citizens. There is growing recognition that we need an inclusive economy that works for everyone—not just for those at the top. Read More »
How do minimum wage policy increases affect enrollments and expenditures on means-tested public assistance programs? In this report we address this question for the case of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program. Read More »
House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp’s tax plan would produce winners and losers — and among the big losers are many families in which parents are struggling to raise their children on poverty wages. A mother with two children who works full time at the minimum wage would lose about $2,000 a year when the plan is fully in effect in 2018 as compared to how she fares under current policies. Read More »
Decades ago, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” Despite the progress we have made, African-Americans and other people of color still struggle daily with unjust, and sometimes deadly, health care inequality. Read More »
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Latest Edition: February 10, 2014
Read articles from the February 10th edition, including pieces on unemployment insurance, the minimum wage and SNAP. Read More »
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