Double Trouble: Taxpayer-Subsidized Low-Wage Jobs in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes
Low wages for nursing home workers mean that many caregivers struggle to make ends meet and often qualify for...
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Pennsylvania’s Great Working-Class Colleges
This Reports and Briefing Papers establishes the historic importance of the 14 State System schools to working families in...
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It’s Not Really About Work: Why Pennsylvania Should Reject Work Requirements
Despite false and dangerous stereotypes about the poor being unwilling to work, the majority of SNAP and Medicaid recipients...
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Pennsylvania’s Great Working-Class Colleges
This Reports and Briefing Papers establishes the historic importance of the 14 State System schools to working families in...
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Let’s Be Honest About Food Stamp Work Requirements…
The following is a guest blog post from Sheila Christopher, executive director of Hunger-Free Pennsylvania. The post originally appeared...
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The Trump Tax Bill Wasn’t For You
It’s Tax Day 2018, and you know what that means? The country’s wealthiest Americans are about to experience long-term...
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A $4,000-Pay Raise? Nope. Since Trump’s Tax Cut, Businesses Spending 39 Times as Much on Stock Buybacks than on Wages or Bonuses
“My council of economic advisors estimate that this , along with a lower business tax rate, will likely...
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“Work Requirements” and the Political Appeal of Cruelty
We at PBPC are engaged in a major effort to push back against legislation in the PA General Assembly...
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Don’t Be Fooled: The Extension of the Trump Tax Bill Primarily Benefits the Rich, Just Like the Original Law Does
Tax day is around the corner and many Pennsylvanians are busy gathering their W-2s, 1099s and other financial documents...
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Take Action Now: Food Stamp Work Requirements Will Harm People with Criminal Records Trying to Build New Lives
These work requirements would lead to loss of SNAP and to food insecurity among many low-income Americans not fortunate...
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Why Representative Thompson Should Vote No on the Health Care Bill
Rep. Glenn Thompson’s Background, Consequences for Constituents Are Reasons to Vote “No” on GOP Health Care Bill Given his...
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The New Version of the GOP Health Care Bill Is Even Worse Than the Last One
Having failed to enact a plan that would lead 24 million Americans and 1.1 million in PA to lose...
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