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February 29, 2024
The Age of Uncertainty—and Opportunity: Work in the Age of AI
…the face of these advances and the uncertainties they generate, students and incumbent workers should focus on developing balanced skill “portfolios” that support flexibility and adaptation, and policymakers should empower…
February 29, 2024
Addressing the False Claims from Industry Groups on Pilot Testing SNAP Restrictions
…that respond to the needs of policy makers and managers and help ensure that nutrition assistance programs achieve their goals effectively.” The House Agriculture appropriations bill will fund a study…
February 27, 2024
Options for Improving the Child Tax Credit Provisions in H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
…policy reforms better suited to the current fiscal environment. We recognize policymakers’ urge to expand benefits for families that have weathered recent high inflation. Nevertheless, if lawmakers intend to pass…
February 20, 2024
The New Right’s Attack on Markets Is as Ignorant as the Old Left’s
…Elizabeth Warren on the need for greater government regulation of the economy. This may be one of the oddest “horseshoes” in American politics. Skepticism of free markets, which has historically…
February 14, 2024
Valentine’s Day Marred By Loneliness Crisis
…say. Policymakers fail to acknowledge the precipitous declines in dating, marriage, and childbearing, and the effects these have on loneliness. Murthy’s list of solutions for today’s loneliness crisis had little…
February 13, 2024
The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage
…face penalties as high as almost one-third of their total household income. Policy makers in Congress could tackle penalties in means-tested programs such as Medicaid and public housing by doubling the income…
February 9, 2024
Don’t Buy the Soulmate Myth
…shows and books, from the latest offerings on the Hallmark Channel to Elizabeth Gilbert’s mega-bestseller, “Eat, Pray, Love.” This model is based on the idea of finding a “soulmate”—that special…
February 9, 2024
The Upside of the College Enrollment Downswing
Enrollment in education after high school peaked in 2010, with 21 million students enrolling in two-or four-year degree programs that fall. Since then, enrollment has steadily declined, and even projections that predict…
February 8, 2024
CTC Expansion Rooted in Desire to Roll Back Work-based Welfare
…frequently call them. For these reasons, the refundable CTC should not be labeled tax relief, and policymakers should consider changes to it in the context of the broader safety net….
February 7, 2024
Solving Benefit Cliffs in SNAP
…loss of benefits. His findings should point policymakers toward several necessary SNAP reforms. SNAP is one of the country’s largest safety net programs, providing over $107 billion in benefits to…