Body
Articles and analysis on today's issues
In the news:
Content Reference
Image
Summary
DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
The Supplemental Poverty Measure reveals the limits of the safety net for immigrants The new measure factors in additional expenses and government assistance. Immigrants’ increase in poverty rates was by far the largest of any group.The costs for children when parents are deported The sudden disappearance of a parent can be devastating, often sending families into a spiral of financial insecurity.Making college more affordable can benefit graduates and local families A family’s wealth is strongly tied to the head of the family’s education and to the share of county residents with at least a bachelor’s degree.Millennials: Today’s underserved, tomorrow’s Social Security and Medicare bi-millionaires? A typical couple retiring today will receive about $1 million in cash and health benefits; many millennials will receive $2 million or more.The unintended consequences of delaying Medicare and Social Security Raising the eligibility age may seem logical, but it could lead to potentially damaging effects for state finances and lower-income beneficiaries.Can nudges improve government? People are imperfect. Insights into how to prompt people and frame options could greatly improve decisions.
