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The importance of unemployment insurance for American families & the economy: Take 2
In the absence of congressional action to extend unemployment insurance, 1.3 million Americans will immediately lose their benefits on December 28th. In this m…
The US income tax burden, county by county
Differences in income and other characteristics mean that federal income tax burdens vary substantially across counties. Ben Harris explains why these variatio…
Strengthening SNAP for a more food-secure, healthy America
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—formerly known as the Food Stamp Program—is an essential part of America’s social safety net. Diane Schanz…
Giving secondary earners a tax break: A proposal to help low- and middle-income families
The current tax system hampers low- and middle-income families who add secondary earners to the workforce to augment their primary breadwinner’s income. In a n…
A dozen facts about America’s struggling lower-middle class
Many American families whose incomes are not low enough to officially place them in poverty live in economically precarious situations. This struggling lower-m…
Hunger and the important role of SNAP as an American safety net
In this economic analysis, The Hamilton Project focuses on two critical issues related to SNAP: (1) the widespread existence of both food insecurity and obesit…
Simplifying estimates of college costs
The lack of clear information about the widening gap in perceived and actual costs of college can act as an impediment in students' decision-making process…
Redesigning the Pell Grant program for the 21st century
The structure of the Pell Grant program has remained fundamentally unchanged since its inception in 1972. In this paper, Sandy Baum of the Urban Institute and …
