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Op-ed
New York Families Are Doing Better Than You’ve Heard
Is the middle class in danger? On social media and in the news, Americans regularly hear that the middle class has shrunk, been hollowed out, or is disappearing. These claims…
Op-ed
What Liberals Get Wrong About the Middle Class
It’s a common refrain: The middle class is hollowing out; Americans overall are increasingly falling short financially while a few are getting exceedingly rich. There’s even a scoreboard of inequality. We’ve…
Op-Ed
Chicago’s “Disappearing Middle Class” Can Be Found in Its Proliferating Upper Middle-Class Neighborhoods
In a recent report with Stephen Rose, I argued that the narrative of a “shrinking middle class” was based on a kernel of truth, but one that undermines economic pessimism….
Op-Ed
There Are Many Reasons to Cheer Up About the State of the Middle Class
This piece originally appeared at National Review Online and is reprinted here with permission. Statistics show that the middle class is healthier and more secure than ever before. This week, Michael…
Op-ed
Compiling My Work on Work Incentives
…(May, 2014) https://web.archive.org/web/20160911165338/http://conservativereform.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Room-To-Grow.pdf “Would a Block-Granted Safety Net Mean Less Aid to Families?” Forbes.com (July 31, 2014) https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottwinship/2014/07/31/would-a-block-granted-safety-net-mean-less-aid-to-families/ “Will Welfare Reform Increase Upward Mobility?” Forbes.com (March 26, 2015) https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottwinship/2015/03/26/will-welfare-reform-increase-upward-mobility/ “Welfare…
Commentary
Opportunity Book: A New Tool for Connecting Policymakers with Innovative Ideas
Today the Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is releasing Opportunity Book, a new online tool that connects policymakers, journalists, and researchers with innovative…
Commentary
Young Men’s Earnings over the Long Run – An Update
Let me start with the chart: Median pre-tax earnings of men ages 25-29 rose 24 percent ($10,800) from 1973 to 2024, and median post-tax compensation rose 40 percent ($15,500). The…
Blog Post
Trump Houses Are a Good Idea—If
…Ultimately, the President or Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner will have to use their bully pulpits to convince communities that Trump Houses are a good idea. …
Report
The Middle Class Is Shrinking Because of a Booming Upper-Middle Class
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Blog Post
Congress Should Look to Employer Health Coverage to Help Low-Wage Workers
…instead of insurance. That seems to be what Senators Rick Scott and Bill Cassidy have in mind. It is not clear if individuals would be eligible for support if they were not enrolled in…
Op-Ed
Work Requirements For Medicaid Could Increase Income and Reduce Poverty
New Congressional Budget Office figures last week indicate that the reconciliation bill passed by the House and under review in the Senate would reduce annual income among the poorest households by…