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Director of Social Policy at @NiskanenCenter | Sociologist | Always on the lookout for a worthwhile Canadian initiative | Views are mine

Lowell, MA
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🚨 NEW REPORT: The EITC is a foundational policy for supporting American families - but persistent program integrity issues undermine this vital goal. Congress can address this a manner that protects these tax credits and the families served by them. 🧵
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RT @NiskanenCenter: It's fashionable to blame generative AI for high recent grad unemployment — but the evidence doesn’t hold up. Check ou….
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Make sure you follow @rohanaras for all your housing and transportation needs.
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The Beacons of Housing and Transportation! The Beacons are lit! Niskanen twitter calls for aid.
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RT @RepScottPeters: The cost of housing is just too high, forcing people to endure longer commutes and worsening our climate crisis. My Bui….
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RT @EconCharlie: Great piece by Jen Pahlka and Robert Gordon on some promising reform efforts in cities and states across the country. Lead….
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Trump’s budget cuts mean that local governments must work smarter.
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Worth noting that these are states that saw significant social policy wins for workers over the last few years (PFML, UI, CTC, etc.) but apparently that's not enough to win support for Dem governors from labor unions. Seems problematic.
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Ongoing tensions between unions and governors like Tim Walz, Gavin Newsom and Jared Polis risk creating fissures in an already weakened Democratic coalition.
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RT @cojobrien: Couldn't have said it better myself:. “And you know he has these think tanks. And they build buildings for people that think….
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Safer streets are essential for family-friendly neighborhoods.
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Many folks like 45F (employer-provided child care credit) and 45S (employer-provided PFML credit) but this approach's track record isn't very good:. "We find that only 1% (pre-policy expansion) to 5.5% (post-policy expansion) of apparently eligible firms claim the credit.".
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Examining small firms' take-up of a tax credit that offsets partial costs of implementing employer-sponsored retirement plans, from Adam Bloomfield, @goodmanl, Shanthi Ramnath, and Sita Slavov
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RT @RadWill_: A lot of people are blaming AI for grads’ poor outcomes, but I find the evidence for this claim is surprisingly thin. Excite….
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RT @aarmlovi: Thrilled to announce today @RepScottPeters, @RepBlakeMoore, @brianschatz, & @Jim_Banks are reintroducing the bipartisan Build….
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RT @kdpindc: The loss of TPS and parole workers has driven a caregiver crisis. Nearly 30% of long‑term care staff are foreign-born. Time to….
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Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status.
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RT @JohnHolbein1: After a plasma center opens nearby, demand for payday loans falls by over 13% among young borrowers. .
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RT @aarmlovi: Great new @TheEconomist piece out today following up on the new Glaeser & Gyorko paper. Blue States and Red States are compet….
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Anyone with a big Irish Catholic family watching the Hunter Biden interview instantly recognizes *that cousin* in him.
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RT @PTBwrites: Low-income parents got $1,000 per month - what happened? .They reported they supervised their children more closely; kids re….
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RT @rcobooth: New: A 50-year-old federal rule has stifled affordable housing. Congress may finally, at long last, do something about it. ht….
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RT @NiskanenCenter: ➡️ Lower housing costs act like a cash benefit. A 15% drop in rents in California’s high-cost cities would reduce ann….
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Back from Newport and ready for a new episode of #TheGildedAge 🎩
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RT @deathbybadger: my editor: you need to make this part clearer. me: no I think we can trust the reader to interpret, I don't think we nee….
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