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The Hamilton Project produces and commissions policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth by embracing a significant role for well-designed government policies and public investment.
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Event recap—Taking on tax: The future of corporate taxation
On June 16, The Hamilton Project, the Tax Law Center at NYU Law, and the Tax Policy Center hosted an event on business tax reform.
Tax Policy & Budget
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Policy Proposals
Toward a uniform business tax system: Examining proposals to tax large pass-through entities as corporations
Tax Policy & Budget
Policy Proposals
The future of US international corporate tax reform
Tax Policy & Budget
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Taking on tax: Toward progressive revenue-raising business tax reform
Tax Policy & Budget
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Policy Proposals
May 20, 2016
Modernizing SNAP benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides assistance to households that lack food security, with benefit allotments determined by the USDA’…
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April 29, 2016
Are nutrition policies making teenagers hungry?
Households with teenagers report greater incidence of food insecurity than households with younger children. Yet for many teens, nutrition assistance programs …
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April 21, 2016
Strengthening SNAP to reduce food insecurity and promote economic growth
The persistent and troubling problem of food insecurity impacts a wide range of Americans, including the struggling lower-middle class, and has far-reaching im…
Policy Proposals
June 23, 2015
Strengthening risk protection through private long-term care insurance
Americans currently spend over $300 billion a year on long-term services and supports (LTSS), paid for through government programs, private insurance, and impo…
Economic Facts
June 23, 2015
Ten economic facts about financial well-being in retirement
Rising life expectancy and potentially exorbitant long-term care costs have increased the financial resources required to support oneself and one’s spouse in r…
Policy Proposals
March 9, 2015
Strengthening reemployment in the unemployment insurance system
Helping unemployed workers return to work has long been a policy challenge in the United States, and the urgency of the problem tends to increase during and af…
Policy Proposals
June 16, 2014
Smarter, better, faster: The potential for predictive analytics and rapid-cycle evaluation to improve program development and outcomes
In this policy memo, Scott Cody and Andrew Asher propose that federal, state, and local agencies conduct thorough needs assessments to determine if predictive …
Policy Books
June 13, 2014
Policies to address poverty in America
The introduction to The Hamilton Project’s new volume, Policies to Address Poverty in America, presents an overview of America’s poverty crisis, and makes the …
