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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
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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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Creating 21st century jobs: Increasing employment and wages for American workers in a changing world
In this paper, the Center for American Progress (CAP) and The Hamilton Project (THP) outline three proposals to help address the long-run imperative of creatin…
Supporting work: A proposal for modernizing the US disability insurance system
The Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program has failed to support the ongoing employment and economic self-sufficiency of workers with disabilities…
Grading higher education: Giving consumers the information they need
Potential students and their families must navigate a labyrinth of incomplete and uncertain information when deciding where to go to college, what to study, or…
A modern corporate tax
The U.S. corporate tax system introduced more than 100 years ago has not kept pace with changes to the economy. The growing role of financial innovation and th…
The Great Recession’s toll on long-term unemployment
The October employment numbers, released today by the Labor Department, show tentative progress toward recovery. The U.S. economy is creating jobs for the firs…
An economic strategy to renew American communities
When hit by recessions or other economic shocks, some communities have persistently low rates of economic growth that cause them to fall behind the rest of the…
The mobility bank: Increasing residential mobility to boost economic mobility
This paper proposes the creation of a “mobility bank” at a government cost of less than $1 billion per year to help finance the residential moves of U.S. worke…
Retraining displaced workers
Robert LaLonde of the University of Chicago and Daniel Sullivan of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago suggest that retraining through our nation’s community c…
