Angela Rachidi
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Madison, WI, United States
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American Renewal
Our nation stands strong on a bedrock of widespread growth and prosperity that empowers individual Americans to build their own futures. The ideas presented in this book can help policymakers guarantee this promise for generations to come. → Read More
America can support families better through a ‘Working Family Credit’
The Biden administration should promote work and marriage as a path out of poverty, rather than undermining these crucial components. → Read More
Biden ignores Congress to increase SNAP
The move reflects a willingness by this administration to ignore precedent and unilaterally expand government programs without congressional input. → Read More
We need bold action on child care
This will be critical when adults head back to work. → Read More
Work is the best policy for poverty
Wisconsin is a model for how to address this issue. → Read More
The child poverty gap by race and ethnicity has shrunk in the US
Addressing the poverty gap between children of different races in this country requires an accurate assessment of progress made over recent years. Although the racial-poverty gap is still too large, ignoring the historically low rates of poverty for black and Hispanic children puts their future progress at risk. → Read More
Child Poverty in the U.S. is at an All-time Low and Saying Otherwise Does Not Help American Families
Some politicians describe the US as a nation unable (or unwilling) to address child poverty. One Presidential hopeful recently said that America has, “The moral obscenity of having the highest levels of child poverty in the industrialized world.”But in truth, child poverty in America has steadily declined for more than 50 years, and in 2018 (the most recent year of data we have), the child… → Read More
The minimum wage is a terrible anti-poverty strategy
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an interactive data tool that models the projected effects of the Raise the Wage Act, which passed in a House vote this summer. The Raise the Wage Act would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025, indexing it to the median wage thereafter. Should this bill become … → Read More
Welfare reform, not the EITC, responsible for single mother employment increases
A new Princeton study concluded that the earned income tax credit has done little to induce employment increases among single mothers, attributing the large increases in the late 1990s to welfare reform and a strong economy instead. → Read More
Congress should revisit nutrition education in SNAP
Costing almost $1 billion per year, the USDA’s education programs are poorly coordinated and possibly ineffective, as questions remain about whether these programs have lasting effects on the health of children and their families. The latest GAO report should therefore prompt federal policymakers to reexamine nutrition education programs in the USDA. → Read More
Bernie Sanders billionaire welfare taxation defies all economic logic
It is time to put to rest the idea that public safety net programs subsidize private sector employers. → Read More
The Persistence of Poverty and Joblessness in US Households
Abstract The annual poverty rates and monthly unemployment figures are useful in assessing the status of Americans at a given point in time. But from a pol → Read More
New report illustrates continued problems with poverty measurement
The supplemental poverty measure was introduced as a superior measure to the official poverty measure, but it presents obstacles of its own. → Read More
When it comes to American families, the spending bill got two things right
Our policymakers enhanced efforts to tackle the opioid crisis and increased funding for child care. → Read More
Congress needs a pro-work agenda for financial security of Americans
The long-term health of the American economy is not only about how many jobs can be created. An equally important question is: who will fill these jobs, should the most favorable job predictions come true? → Read More
Congress needs a pro-work agenda for financial security of Americans
Job growth through tax reform is a worthwhile goal for the economy and those who are looking for work. → Read More
Missing an opportunity, Democrats go hard left on child care assistance
Democrats should return to their original proposal and work with Republicans to enact a bill that expands the Child Care Development Block Grant program. → Read More
Poverty report highlights the importance of work
Although the need to further reduce poverty remains, today’s report shows that increasing work is a critical component. Along with a strong economy, public policy efforts to increase the share of Americans that work full-time, full-year are needed. → Read More
Work supports are key for further progress on poverty
Even with shared optimism about the recent poverty report, America’s poverty problem won’t fully be addressed until more people work full-time. A strong economy, work supports, and better preparing people for today’s labor market are critical. → Read More
What Trump can do on welfare policy
Ultimately, policymakers at all levels should be asking why, with a strong economy, do work-able people need TANF benefits at all? If the answer reveals a problem with TANF, states should be encouraged to innovate and work with the new administration to improve the program. → Read More