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The Contradictions in Democrats’ Child Tax Credit Expansion Promises
…not only undo that major achievement, it would disproportionately harm low-income families for whom work is central to escaping poverty for good. Instead, as AEI’s Kevin Corinth, Bruce Meyer, and…
Op-Ed
Less Activation in US Social Assistance Programs?
…income from TANF by other means, including wages from work, tax benefits related to work, and other benefits, especially food stamps (Tiehan, Jolliffe, and Smeeding 2013). Further, 2019research by Bruce Meyer and his colleagues finds that more than 90% of those believed to be in extreme poverty are not so once the value of in-kind transfers such as significant food stamp transfers is added to income, survey reports of earnings and transfer receipt are replaced with more accurate administrative records, and the ownership of assets is accounted for (Haskins and Weidinger 2019). CHANGES IN THE DEFICIT REDUCTION ACT By authorizing the new TANF program and…