Family poverty has substantially declined thanks to the child tax credit By Arthur Delaney Original article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/inflation-child-poverty-tax-credit_n_61940234e4b005197af7ddaa WASHINGTON ― Rising prices have crushed consumer sentiment and
by Katie Fleischer COVID-19 and the unprecedented economic crisis it caused made 2020 one of the most economically challenging years for communities across the country. Almost
By: LANCE LAMBERT As panicked states issued far-reaching shutdowns during the early days of the pandemic, the economy went into a complete tailspin. The immediate economic
By: Katherine Rodriguez If you are wondering if the federal government is sending out a fourth stimulus check at this time, chances are, the answer is no. However,
New data on consumer spending in the retail sector dipped in May after peaking in March with the passage of the third round of stimulus
The evidence is in: Sending out direct cash payments has been a full-blown success—and we can’t afford to stop. By: JIM PUGH It’s become almost
Public support for Universal Basic Income is growing day by day. Can we get to the point where UBI becomes a political imperative? By: Alexandra
Researchers found that sharp declines in food shortages, financial instability and anxiety coincided with the two most recent rounds of payments. By: Jason DeParle WASHINGTON —
While not a single Republican voted in favor of the third stimulus check, only half of rural voters in a new poll gave Democrats any
Qualifying families will get monthly payments of up to $300 a month for each child under 6 and up to $250 a month for each
The American Rescue Plan lifted millions out of poverty and charted a new course for economic assistance by emphasizing direct cash relief. Is UBI next?
The middle class and low-income Californians are expected to benefit from UBI By: MAGGIE ANGST Gov. Gavin Newsom today unveiled plans to deliver a second round
As new $1,400 Covid stimulus checks roll in, Americans are using them to pay monthly bills, regardless of their incomes, a new survey finds. By:
By Andrew Trunsky After years of fiscal conservatism and deficit hawkishness, the Republican Party has shown signs of a shift toward a more populist, pro-worker
By Greg Iacurci Nearly 2.4 million Americans were unemployed for at least a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which issued its March
What doxo’s data tells us about how consumers are spending their third $1400 stimulus check. doxo’s data shows that once stimulus checks started to appear
The bloc’s recovery efforts are falling short of those in the US. When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a landmark EU recovery
Former call center workers said that stopping fraud was prioritized over providing benefits. Opinion by the Tampa Bay Times Editorial Board It’s no secret that
Imagine a new model: a smaller number of American workers using labor-saving methods, who also get high wages out of a much bigger chunk of
Should the massive federal assistance have been more targeted? We should be glad it wasn’t. By Robert Shapiro Both progressives and conservatives criticized the three major
The Automatic Boost to Communities (or ABC) Act is cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal and is a long shot to say the least. By Todd
‘Payments may be making their way into mutual funds and ETFs’: Goldman Sachs analysts wrote. By William Watts Stock-market investors poured a record amount of money into U.S.
Yang is a Democratic candidate for mayor of New York. King is a civil and human rights advocate. By: Andrew Yang and Martin Luther King III
Andrew Yang favors a modified version of universal basic income that would provide payments of about $2,000 to a half million of the poorest New
Prioritizing direct monthly payments isn’t just good policy—it’s good politics. By: Sean Kline and Jim Pugh “It’s not hyperbole, you can change America,” President-elect Joe Biden told
Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang, a former presidential contender, officially declared his run for New York City mayor. In a campaign video released late Wednesday on
