The number of Americans that struggle with joblessness and poverty throughout their lifetime is still exceedingly high.
Matt Bruenig
Matt Bruenig is a blogger at PolicyShop. Follow him on Twitter.
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Stop Worrying about Food Stamp “Fraud”
Even if it exists, it doesn’t matter.
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False Concerns for the Poor
The debate over fast food strikes brings out the worst kind of hateful trashing of the working poor at Fox News.
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Why Small Fixes for High-Poverty Schools Aren’t Good Enough
The immediate cause of high-poverty schools is high poverty.
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Oregon Is Doing Free Higher Education the Right Way
By using income-based repayment.
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The Most Viable Way to Give a Boost to Low-Income Workers
If we are going to live in a society that shies away from after-the-fact redistribution, the only way we can hope to achieve greater economic equality is through “predistribution.”
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The STEM-Shortage Myth
The U.S. doesn’t just need more engineers; it needs more jobs.
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Reinhart and Rogoff’s Theory of Government Debt is Dead
They were wrong even on their own terms.
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Cash Benefit Programs Are Not Really Government Spending
Many of the problems people often raise about government spending simply don’t apply.
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The Horrible Youth Labor Market
Looking past the plight of young Americans with college degrees in this economy, the picture is much worse.