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Now Is the Time for an American Child Benefit

Democrats should abandon their tax credit fetish for a universal child benefit.

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The paid leave plan is not universal despite what advocates say.

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Letting companies and insurers run the paid leave system is a bad idea.

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Is anyone actually saying middle class families won't be squeezed?

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Responses to the Child Care Piece

The last piece made quite a splash.

Oct 21st, 2021
Democratic Child Care Plan Will Spike Prices for the Middle Class by $13,000

Bad design generates bad results once again.

Oct 20th, 2021
A Reconciliation Family Benefits Cheat Sheet

The good, the bad, and the ugly of Build Back Better.

Oct 18th, 2021
Problems with the Democratic Child Care and Pre-K Proposals

So many problems. So easy to solve. And yet here we are.

Oct 15th, 2021
New Child Tax Credit Is Not Reaching the Poorest Families

New data from Code for America shows how few non-filers are signing up.

Oct 13th, 2021
Why Is There a Labor Shortage?

Early retirements, migration, career reassessments, and childcare problems explain a lot.

Oct 13th, 2021
Sept: Eight Million Removed From UI. Only 194,000 New Jobs.

A devastating September for unemployed workers.

Oct 8th, 2021
Let Me Walk You Through How Stupid the Paid Leave Bill Is

Imagine Medicare Advantage except if it was designed by idiots.

Oct 7th, 2021
Senate Unemployment Insurance Proposal Needs Improvement

Without minimum benefit amounts, states can and likely will undermine proposed UI reforms.

Oct 4th, 2021
A Sharper CTC Means-Test Would Make the Program Way Less Popular

A lesson in the hazards of pollsters trying to do policy.

Sep 28th, 2021

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