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September 19, 2024
Government benefit programs already do a lot to help low income families
…is the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, and assumes a payment standard of $2,082 per month, which is equal to the county-weighted average of Fair Market Rents across all…
September 17, 2024
The Blue State Family Exodus: Families Are Migrating to Red and Purple States
…be more valuable to a family than safe streets and decent housing for middle-class earners (a point acknowledged by Kristof himself). Parental leave will never outweigh a good job market. School choice…
September 17, 2024
Back to School: Shedding Light on Risks and Harm in the Private Student Lending and Servicing Market
…Administration to cancel student loans despite no legal pathway to do so. But the private student loan industry is a well- functioning consumer credit market. Read the full testimony here….
September 12, 2024
Surgeon general’s dour picture of parenthood misses the mark
…children involves more worry than joy. The surgeon general describes parenthood not only in terms of “heightened stressors” but also as a state of life marked by “isolation and loneliness,” “financial strain,”…
September 11, 2024
After Decades of Competitive Admissions, Getting into College Has Finally Become Easier
…admissions rates mean colleges must compete more fiercely to attract students, and for many that means slashing tuition. Policymakers should heed this lesson: a more competitive market in higher education…
September 11, 2024
As America’s housing crisis intensifies, the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2024 has emerged as a high-profile yet expensive solution.
The bill comes with a $500 billion price tag and endorsements from leading Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris. Moody’s, a major financial services company, has also blessed the act, predicting it will lower rents…
September 10, 2024
America is Still Working
…It may be that because of labor market conditions, men have increasingly opted to receive federal disability benefits and make time for other priorities rather than work at the wages…
September 10, 2024
Event: New Census Data on American Families’ Economic Well-Being
…time since 2003. AEI’s Michael R. Strain described how 2023 marks a year of recovery and improvement, made possible by the Federal Reserve’s successful efforts to get inflation under control…
September 4, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Housing Plan Would Be Worse Than Doing Nothing
…would have been able to purchase a home without any additional assistance and would experience a significant boost their purchasing power, in an already supply limited market. Additionally, the subsidy…
September 2, 2024
This Is How to Fix the Housing Crisis
…is beyond doubt. We are just not building enough homes, especially in the coastal markets where there is the most demand. Per capita, there was less than half as much…