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May 28, 2025
An Evaluation of Approaches to Cut and Reform SNAP
…reducing the maximum SNAP benefit. Currently for a family of three, the maximum monthly benefit is $768 per month. One option is to reduce that amount, and actually in 2021…
May 13, 2025
Common-Sense SNAP Reforms Included in House Agriculture Reconciliation Proposal
…increasing benefit levels for inflation. The Thrifty Food Plan sets maximum SNAP benefit levels, intending to represent the cost of a “nutritious, practical, cost-effective diet” for home consumption. President Biden’s…
April 17, 2025
Turn Public Service Loan Forgiveness into a State Block Grant
…have actively encouraged students to maximize their borrowing in order to squeeze more money out of PSLF. Moreover, the heavy subsidy PSLF offers to public-service-oriented fields enables states to add or maintain…
February 4, 2025
The Family First Act Would Expand Net Income Tax Refunds to Higher Income Families
…Tax Credit to $4,200 for children aged to 5 and $3,000 for children aged 6 to 17, compared to the current $2,000 maximum for all eligible children. It would also…
December 11, 2024
US Students Best Other Nations—in Achievement Gap Growth
…since 2011. However, in eighth-grade science, between 2011 and 2023, of 25 countries, only the UAE, Hong Kong, and Sweden had larger achievement gap growth than the US did. (And…
November 15, 2024
Calibration: Making AI a Partner at Work
…levels—plays a crucial role in maximizing AI’s potential. Workers who can assess their skills and know when to rely on AI saw the greatest productivity gains. In their study involving…
October 18, 2024
Pro-Marriage Conservatives Should Reject a Per-Child Phase-In of the Child Tax Credit
…Credit in four ways. First, they would increase the maximum Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,000, a costly increase. A better idea would be to immediately increase the maximum…
July 29, 2024
The Real Impact of Zoning and Land Use Reforms Contrary to the Urban Institute’s Claims
…stringent requirements on ADU construction—like a maximum size of 500 sqft. or a half-acre minimum lot size—which make widespread ADU adoption less likely. Although outside our random sample, an example…
May 29, 2024
Liberals Should Decide Whether Being a Homemaker Is Demeaning or Worthy of Huge New Government Benefits
…is “welfare check.” Yet Rep. Moore argues her legislation promotes “an equitable, modern economy” in which unpaid caregivers would automatically receive an enlarged “maximum credit” previously reserved for only paid workers. An estimate of…
May 6, 2024
How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Student Loan Forgiveness?
…universities misled borrowers, and while this is a maximalist solution, there were real problems with Art Institutes. Despite the Art Institute’s bad acts, another multibillion dollar forgiveness announcement (less than…