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Jerome Powell On The Safety Net And Work

Jerome Powell on the safety net and work

  • April 13, 2020
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear in recent Congressional testimony that a strong safety net is the not the cause of the decline in labor force participation. In a terrific article about Powell's testimony, the Washington Post writes: U.S.…

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Medicaid Work Requirements Reduce Opportunity For Michigan Families

Medicaid work requirements reduce opportunity for Michigan families

  • April 25, 2018
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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In our 2018 state policy agenda, we write that the state needs a strong social safety net in order to promote opportunity for Michigan families. Last week, Michigan’s Senate Republicans took a step towards cutting another large hole in that…

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A Safety Net That Promotes Opportunity

A safety net that promotes opportunity

  • September 22, 2017
  • Patrick Cooney
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
  • 2 Comments

Our latest report, Sharing prosperity with those not participating in the high-wage knowledge-based economy, is based on two major understandings. The first is that even in a growing economy, a large portion of the population can still be struggling. Indeed,…

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The case for a stronger safety net

  • November 2, 2015
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog
  • 0 Comments

Two insightful Eduardo Porter columns for the New York Times. One entitled The myth of welfare's corrupting influence on the poor. The other entitled The Republican party's strategy to ignore poverty. Both worth reading. The first makes the case that…

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