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October 5, 2023
Do 60 Percent Of American Workers Have Insecure Jobs?
…outfit to portray the American economy as in dire need of “rebuilding.” The report summarizing the findings is titled, “Labor Market Not Yet Working for Workers.” Like American Compass’s previous…
October 5, 2023
Changing the Official Poverty Measure Would Help Rich States and Hurt Poor States
…I education grants; Special Education Grants; the Individuals with Disabilities Act; the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children; the Community Development Block Grant; and the New Markets…
October 4, 2023
Variety Is the Spice
…key element of a healthy housing market, however, and one long overlooked in Gotham. New York needs not just more housing if it is to attract and retain newcomers; it…
October 2, 2023
Shopping for Colleges Just Got a Little Easier for Some Students
Shopping for college can be a nightmare. As the market for consumer products has gotten easier, more transparent, and faster than ever before (read: Amazon), the market for college degrees…
September 29, 2023
How Well Is Rural America Doing? You’d Be Surprised
…miss the mark. The “deaths of despair” narrative is so embedded in our public discourse that rural America has, mostly in our imaginations, been transformed into a dystopia. But in the words of one of…
September 28, 2023
How To Halt New York’s Ubiquitous Illegal Pot Blight
…violators at high-profile intersections — the squeegee guys gradually disappeared. The NYPD today has a much stronger hand to play in bringing order to the cannabis market — which the state…
September 25, 2023
A Bad Bipartisan Housing Bill: Connecting the Dots on the Helper Act
…2015, the country was already two and a half years into a seller’s market — generally defined as a market with less than a six-month supply of homes for sale…
September 18, 2023
West Virginia Budget Cuts Are a Taste of Higher Ed’s Future
…labor market made it more attractive to move directly into the workforce instead of spending thousands and incurring debt to earn a degree. Mr. Gee highlighted these factors, along with…
September 18, 2023
There’s an Easy Fix That Would Solve Our Housing Crisis: Light Touch Density
…of light-touch density (LTD) housing, allowing the market to build more affordable housing options for more Americans. The reason this is the solution to our housing crisis is simple: It…
September 18, 2023
A Degree of Risk
…interested in the details, and there is less pressure on institutions of higher learning to perform. Discipline from the market can keep value high and prices low, ensuring that public…