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Combining dollar cutoffs with indexing changes fundamentally alters the structure and philosophy that have guided the Social Security program for the past 90 years.
Expanding Subsidies for Home-Based Child Care Providers Could Aid the Postpandemic Economic Recovery Despite the importance of home-based child care providers, many do not participate in or benefit from public child care investments.Abolishing the Death Penalty Is Critical, But Is Not Enough to Address Its Racist and Classist Harms Abolishing the death penalty alone is not enough to address racial and socioeconomic injustices in the criminal legal system.Homeownership Will Look Much Different across States in 2040. How Does Your State Rank? Between 2020 and 2040, homeownership trends will vary widely among states.Can Place-Based Investments Like New Markets and Opportunity Zones Help Low-Income Neighborhoods and Residents? New Markets Tax Credit can contribute to significant economic growth, but program improvements could ensure they help incumbent residents of low-income neighborhoods.The Post-9/11 GI Bill Underserves Apprentices. Here Are Three Ways It Can Do Better. Ensuring veteran apprentices are fairly compensated, housed, and well equipped for this new labor market would not only benefit apprentices, but also employers and America as a whole.Police Traffic Stops Have Little to Do with Public Safety Traffic stops are now one of the most common acts of policing, and they disproportionately impact Black people and other people of color.
