No Accountability: Pennsylvania’s Track Record Using Taxpayer Dollars to Pay for Private and Religious School Tuition
This Reports and Briefing Papers reviews the experience of the EITC program, including its size and growth over time,...
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Paying More for Less: Florida Senate Bill Increases Pension Costs and Puts More Employees in Underperforming Retirement Plans
The Florida pension debate has refocused on a Senate proposal that would reduce the share of new Florida public...
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Pension Primer #4: There You Go Again … Governor’s Proposal Delays Public Pension Payments, Repeating Short-Sighted Practices That Drove Up Pension Debt
As Pennsylvania policymakers, media, and citizens evaluate Governor Tom Corbett’s pension proposal unveiled February 5, 2013, the Keystone Research...
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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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