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The Ongoing Battle to Defend Welfare Reform
Welfare reform replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families…
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Congress Shouldn’t Create Another Newborn Benefit
A bipartisan group of lawmakers recently introduced the Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026, which would…
Op-Ed
Congress Is Subsidizing the Wrong Neighborhoods
When President Trump signed Republicans’ 2017 tax legislation into law, one section in it stood out for…
Op-Ed
It’s time to face up to our social poverty problem
Over the past half-century, virtually all aspects of social life have deteriorated in America. We…
Article
Harris’s Child Tax Credit Plan Punishes Working Families
Vice President Kamala Harris recently announced an economic plan for her presidential campaign. A centerpiece…
Op-Ed
Harris’s Child Tax Credit Proposal Could Backfire, Perpetuating Poverty
A centerpiece of Vice President Harris’ newly released economic plan is a revamped Child Tax…
Op-Ed
Has Income Growth between Generations of Americans Stalled?
A defining aspect of the American dream is that the economic well-being of each generation…
Op-Ed
The $1,000 Tax Hike on Middle-Class Families
When Americans file their taxes in the coming weeks, one group will be singled out for…
Op-Ed
Let’s Not Turn the Child Tax Credit Into Welfare
Proposed changes to the child tax credit (CTC) would expand benefits for low-income families, allow the credit to grow with inflation, and permit families with no current earnings to receive the credit based on prior-year income, weakening the annual work requirement. These changes would shift the CTC away from its role as work-linked tax relief toward being an unconditional cash benefit for families with children. Estimates suggest that eliminating the annual work requirement would reduce employment, raising broader questions about whether the CTC should function as primarily tax relief or a welfare program.
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Congress, Don’t Legislate a Takeover of the Nation’s Rental Housing Market
It is an election year and Congress will soon consider two bipartisan bills to address…
Op-Ed
Congress Shouldn’t Expand Welfare in Return for Corporate Tax Cuts
Bipartisan negotiations to revive the Democrat-favored 2021 Child Tax Credit in return for Republican-favored business-tax cuts are…
Op-Ed
Our Policies to Address Homelessness Are Failing
Official data released last Friday show that 2023 was the worst year ever recorded for…