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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Michigan Follows the Evidence to Encourage Savings while Reducing Economic Insecurity Last week, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer announced plans to raise asset limits for three programs serving low-income families.Harris’s LIFT Act Would Bring New Benefits to Young Workers and Low-Income Students Kamala Harris's proposal would provide a tax credit matching up to $3,000 of earnings for single people and $6,000 for married couples.What Should We Be Doing about Student Loans? The American system of financing college might not be as broken as the headlines make it seem.Negative Mortgage Interest Rates in the US? Unlikely but Possible In Denmark, mortgage rates are negative 0.5 percent, and rates on sovereign debt are negative in many other European countries.Three Tips for Tackling Local Housing Affordability Challenges The affordable housing crisis is a national problem, but the root causes and solutions are tied to local action.Don’t Confuse Changes in Federal Health Spending with National Health Spending Some have misinterpreted estimates on how single-payer (i.e. Medicare for All) proposals would affect federal spending and total national health spending.
