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The Policy Lessons from Minnesota’s Massive Welfare Fraud
…egregious flaws in the US welfare system. In too many ways, that system is designed to maximize federal spending and minimize accountability for results. That doesn’t absolve the Minnesota perpetrators,…
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How Many Forms of “Wage Insurance” Do We Need, Exactly?
…recessions offer additional weeks of checks to the long-term unemployed (that is, generally beyond six months, continuing state UI check amounts). During the last two recessions, maximum durations stretched to…
Commentary
Options for Improving the Child Tax Credit Provisions in H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
…H.R. 7024, we recommend several improvements to its CTC provisions, including provisions to retain and provisions to drop. Provisions to Retain Increase the Maximum CTC to Account for the Rising…
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Another Pandemic Legacy: Removing the EITC’s Work and Earnings Requirement
…unemployment benefits, food stamps, and even disability and other benefits paid in lieu of working to rise as families seek to maximize their benefit income when they lack earnings—but are…