Economics
Child Tax Credit anniversary: Bittersweet milestone for the anti-poverty movement
July 27, 2023Two years after the first payments went out, what have we learned from the prematurely abandoned Child Tax Credit expansion?
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TurboTax, H&R Block want to kill free tax filing; Republicans are executioners’ assistant
July 25, 2023They stand to lose billions if Americans can file their taxes for free.
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Cuentas 401(k) vacías, deuda estudiantil: los trabajadores jóvenes realmente necesitarán el Seguro Social
July 22, 2023Los jóvenes estadounidenses parecen tener menos probabilidades de ahorrar para sus "años dorados" porque cada vez más de ellos tienen dificultades para imaginar un futuro habitable.
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Empty 401(k) accounts, student debt, unaffordable rent: Young workers will really need Social Security
July 20, 2023Under 50 and want to retire someday? Good luck.
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Banker admits corporate greed drives inflation, but says recession needed ‘to force unemployment’
July 10, 2023Societe Generale analyst admits “greedflation”—i.e. corporate greed—to blame for price hikes, but says workers should pay regardless.
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