Even though work is the key to long-term self-sufficiency, the structure of many welfare programs discourages work in the immediate term and leaves families who respond to those incentives trapped in dependency.
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Recommendations for the next administration and the 119th Congress
Recommendations for the next administration and the 119th Congress
Recommendations for the next administration and the 119th Congress
Excessive red tape and prolonged litigation create delays that discourage infrastructure investment and thus drive up costs borne by Americans.
Recommendations for the next administration and the 119th Congress
Most policymakers do not want social welfare programs to reduce work. Unfortunately, that is precisely what happens when recipients face so-called “benefit cliffs.”
Higher education is supposed to be a path to the middle class. But new research from FREOPP shows that millions of college students are pursuing degrees that are not likely to boost their earnings enough to justify the cost of college.