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September 6, 2024
…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
…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
…$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
…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
…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
…“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
…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
…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
…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
…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…