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The AI Jobs ‘Bloodbath’ That Keeps Getting Postponed
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in the USA and around the world: Perhaps the biggest source of US economic uncertainty this year is the job market. The trend isn’t great….
Op-Ed
Assessing President Trump’s Plan to Lower Health Care Costs
Last week, the Trump White House released a plan to reduce health care costs that is consistent with its approach to many differing questions. There was a dominant populist impulse,…
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Don’t Expect an AI Job Apocalypse
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in the USA and around the world: Fears that technology will render human labor obsolete are nearly as old as industrial machinery itself. Of course,…
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Don’t Expect an AI Job Apocalypse
My fellow pro-growth/progress/abundance Up Wingers in the USA and around the world: Fears that technology will render human labor obsolete are nearly as old as industrial machinery itself. Of course,…
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Improving Medicare Program Integrity
While the fraud scandal in Minnesota has set in motion renewed scrutiny of Medicaid and other low-income support programs, the potential for losses in another large entitlement, namely Medicare, should…
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The House GOP Plays It Safe on Health Care
House Republican leaders have assembled a health care bill with familiar provisions as a counter to the Democrats’ push to extend premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance enrollment….
Blog Post
Republicans Should Refine and Improve the Crapo-Cassidy Health Savings Account Proposal
Congressional Republicans have struggled for weeks to counter the Democratic push for an extension beyond 2025 of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium subsidies. They should consider the plan developed by Senators…
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The China Shock, Revisited (Again)
China’s economic ascent is likely remembered by many Americans as a story of shuttered factories and hollowed-out towns. Oh, and an anxious turn in U.S. politics that continues today. But…
Op-Ed
How Not to Redefine Poverty
…Kevin Corinth, James Elwell, and Jeff Larrimore (ungated version here). These authors use a complete after-tax income measure, set the poverty line so that 19.5 percent of the population is poor…
Blog Post
On Health Care, the GOP Needs to Take Up First Principles
It is not surprising that Republicans are struggling to agree on whether to extend expiring subsidies for health insurance enrollment. For a decade, the party has avoided getting behind a…
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Congress Should Look to Employer Health Coverage to Help Low-Wage Workers
For the first time since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted more than 15 years ago, political developments are pushing congressional Democrats into direct negotiations with the GOP over…
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Entitlement Reform: A Problem We Can No Longer Avoid
…mustered the will to enact meaningful reforms. James C. Capretta appeared on the podcast The American Idea to discuss the growing need for entitlement reform. Read More. Listen to the Full Episode….