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September 27, 2024
Food Insecurity Increases Driven by Middle- and High-Income Households
…respondents if they have ever had to skip meals for an entire day because they couldn’t afford food, other questions ask whether the household is able to afford a balanced…
September 11, 2024
Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event
…incentives and how federal policy can encourage work and upward mobility. The final panel tackled education policy from early childhood through higher education. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Chester E….
September 10, 2024
America is Still Working
…use and zoning regulation would help people afford to move to opportunity. Productivity growth—the engine for raising living standards—has been stuck at too-low levels for too long. Shifting government spending…
August 29, 2024
Kamala Harris Wants to Turn the Tax Code into a Mammoth ATM
…And the Harris campaign promises to “cut taxes” to “help Americans afford health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace” without a hint of irony. These plans would only expand…
August 27, 2024
Poverty Isn’t Neglect, and Money Isn’t Always the Answer
“I think about the families separated in Missouri over the years, not because of abuse or neglect, but because they could not afford to pay a bill or new clothes…
August 15, 2024
Women Want More Children Than They’re Having. America Can Do More to Help
…fertility are either the lack of a suitable spouse/partner or the inability to afford (more) children, with 36% of women in this group citing each of these reasons. For childless…
June 18, 2024
Economic Opportunity and Social Mobility
…their view of the American Dream), five definitions fell short of a majority. These included “being middle class,” “becoming rich,” “owning your own business,” “having enough income to afford a…
June 18, 2024
Donald Trump is an Outlier on the Right: When It Comes to Fidelity and Marriage, Democrats Face Bigger Problems
The political and legal fallout of Donald Trump’s affair with Stormy Daniels has not only complicated his run for the presidency, but it has also raised a deeper concern: Has…
June 15, 2024
Reimagining Early Education
…increase the flexibility of early childhood education, making it more affordable and more accessible for more families. And, to help families afford these options, conservatives tend to suggest cutting taxes….
June 13, 2024
The Family-to-Prison-or-College Pipeline: Married Fathers and Young Men’s Transition to Adulthood
A growing minority of young men are floundering. “Failure to launch” is a description that’s all too common. Consider working a stable job—a decent proxy for whether someone has their…