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Economic Security & Inequality

Shared prosperity requires strengthening economic security, reducing poverty, and addressing disparities among American households.

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Has pay kept up with inflation?
An interactive shows changes in real pay across different inflation measures, pay measures, time periods, and sectors.
Economic Security & Inequality Employment & Wages
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SNAP payment error rates by state, FY 2003–25
Economic Security & Inequality Social Insurance Tax Policy & Budget
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Earned paid time off should be a basic right
Economic Security & Inequality Employment & Wages
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A primer on SNAP work requirements (2025)
Economic Security & Inequality Employment & Wages Social Insurance

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Earned paid time off should be a basic right
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A primer on SNAP work requirements (2025)
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A primer on SNAP work requirements
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Event recap—Addressing threats to the SNAP program

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The Atlantic: The coming food-stamp crisis
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The New Republic: SNAP cuts threaten to cut young adults off at the knees
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NBC News: The families going hungry because of Trump’s food stamp cuts
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The New York Times: Congress is doing little to prepare for potential AI jobs losses

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Has pay kept up with inflation?
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SNAP payment error rates by state, FY 2003–25
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Tracking federal outlays to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
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Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies by applying OBBBA rules to the Great Recession

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