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September 6, 2024
The Latest Chronic Absenteeism Numbers
…information. However, because states take time to gather numbers, the most recent school year for which we have reasonably thorough national data is the 2022–23 school year. In other words,…
September 5, 2024
Hurt Pennsylvania’s Workers to Win Pennsylvania’s Votes?
…Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel. The economics here are straightforward. From my March column in the Financial Times: Nippon’s acquisition of US Steel would benefit the economy broadly and the working class…
September 4, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Housing Plan Would Be Worse Than Doing Nothing
…$25,000 in down payment assistance to 4 million first-time buyers over four years is likely to inadvertently raise home prices, thereby diminishing the intended benefits of this support. Currently, first-time…
September 2, 2024
This Is How to Fix the Housing Crisis
…the beginnings of her economic platform, Ms. Harris announced a housing plan that includes demand-side subsidies like $25,000 for all first-time home buyers. The problem, however, with any policy that…
August 30, 2024
Harris’s Child Tax Credit Plan Punishes Working Families
…Given the lack of political will to control the cost of existing government programs to tackle the $35 trillion federal debt, now is not the time to add even more…
August 29, 2024
Kamala Harris Wants to Turn the Tax Code into a Mammoth ATM
…“child allowance” checks payable even to nonworking parents. At the time, the administration claimed the expansion reflected a “tax cut for working families,” even though $88 billion, or 81% of the…
August 29, 2024
It’s Time for Radical Reform in Higher Education
…departure from the status quo. Debate about reform was largely at the margins. But times have changed. The Overton window on higher education has shifted dramatically to the left, allowing…
August 28, 2024
Some Context Behind JD Vance’s Child Tax Credit Comments
…the CTC into a fully refundable child allowance for one year, meaning parents received a flat amount whether they worked full-time, part-time, or not at all—and regardless of any federal…
August 26, 2024
Vouching for Self-Sufficiency
…renting to voucher recipients. First, policymakers should implement a time limit on the program, akin to cash welfare, motivating tenants to become self-sufficient and making way for the many households…
August 24, 2024
Harris’s Child Tax Credit Proposal Could Backfire, Perpetuating Poverty
…One parent works full time making $10 an hour, while the other parent stays home with the children. If they received no government assistance, this family would scrape by on…