October 15, 2026
There is a miasma of hopelessness and despair that hangs over many rural communities.
After decades of federal inaction on reforming America’s broken social welfare system, it’s time for states to address a pernicious structural flaw in that system that destroys opportunity: benefit cliffs.
There is a miasma of hopelessness and despair that hangs over many rural communities.
All FREOPP research considers the impact of public policies and proposed reforms on those with incomes or wealth below the U.S. median.