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October 9, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Main Priority Is Expanding Welfare, Not Strengthening the Middle Class
…Middle-Class Family,’ Explains Wife When Husband Asks Why the Car Is on Fire.” It all smacks of a career politician with significant income and assets trying desperately to appeal to middle-income voters. And…
October 3, 2024
Stop the insanity. Our national debt now tops $35 trillion…
…monthly mortgage payment for a median-priced home up by over $1,000. Lower-income Americans spend a greater share of their income on housing, so such rising costs are just one example of…
September 11, 2024
Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event
…the Safety Net Panelists: Kay S. Hymowitz, William E. Simon Fellow, Manhattan Institute Matt Weidinger, Rowe Scholar, American Enterprise Institute Brad Wilcox, Nonresident Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Moderator: Kevin…
August 1, 2024
Two Outrageous Bills Kamala Harris Sponsored Would Crush Taxpayers
…could collect up to $10,000 per month or an astonishing $120,000 per year — nearly double the U.S. median household income of $67,521 in 2020. Across a span of 42…
June 18, 2024
Answering Key Questions About Unemployment Insurance Reforms
…system to better support American workers, businesses, and taxpayers. My name is Matt Weidinger, and I am a Rowe Scholar in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously, I…
March 25, 2024
Families Slip Back Into Poverty After Pandemic-Era Child Tax Credit Expires
…clothes, water, gas. Amna Nawaz: Providing for 13-year-old Whitnee (ph), 5-year-old Rowen (ph), and 3-year-old twins Trinitee (ph) and Legaciee (ph) in their hometown of Ville Platte, Louisiana, is a…
September 29, 2023
Solutions to Reduce Government Improper Payments Involving Unemployment Benefits
…the involvement of international criminal organizations, see Matt Weidinger, “Did Russian Gangs Steal More from US Taxpayers Than We Gave Ukrainians to Defend Themselves?” Washington Examiner, November 18, 2022, https://www.aei.org/op-eds/did-russian-gangs-steal-more-from-us-taxpayers-than-we-gavukrainians-to-defend-themselves…
September 12, 2023
Measuring Poverty: The New Census Estimates and the Future of Poverty Measurement
…New Census Income and Poverty Estimates for 2022 Panelists: Angela Rachidi, Rowe Scholar, AEI Matt Weidinger, Rowe Scholar, AEI Scott Winship, Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, AEI Moderator:…
September 1, 2023
Despite Staggering Improper Payments, New Labor Department Report Calls for Reviving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance
…massive numbers. In May 2020, the Secret Service issued an alert about “large-scale fraud” targeting multiple states. Washington officials reported “a Nigerian fraud ring” made off with hundreds of millions of dollars. Maine joined…
September 21, 2022
Lessons from the Unprecedented Fraud and Abuse of the Unemployment Benefits System During the Pandemic
…administration of the Unemployment Insurance system. My name is Matt Weidinger, and I am a senior fellow and Rowe Scholar in poverty studies at the American Enterprise Institute. I previously…