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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Changes proposed in the budget bill would undermine SNAP's role as an automatic stabilizer during recessions.
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Economic Security & Inequality
Tax Policy & Budget
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Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
Employment & Wages
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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Changes in the safety net over recent decades and their impact
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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Why have mortgage rates fallen, and where are they headed?
Mortgage rates have reversed some of their increase since 2020 and are likely to continue to fall.
Modernizing partnership taxation
This proposal examines the current structure of partnership taxation and presents reforms that would modernize partnership taxation.
The labor market impact of deportations
Chloe East explores the research on the consequences of increasing the number of deportations on the U.S. labor market.
Assessing the state of household finances in nine charts
An assessment of household finances finds that consumer spending is solid, but income growth has been relatively weak.
Trump administration budgets and programs for people of limited means
The Trump administration’s budgets proposed significant cuts to social programs for people with low and moderate incomes.
The strong labor market has boosted US-born employment
Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson estimate that, contrary to the published data, U.S.-born employment increased by about 740,000 in 2023.
Prime-age women are still driving the labor market recovery
Prime-age women have driven the post-pandemic labor market recovery, but labor force participation rates vary among different demographic groups.
Policy proposals from The Hamilton Project
This publication provides an overview of The Hamilton Project's work to introduce new and effective policy options into the national debate.
