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The Hamilton Project at @brookings.edu produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. www.hamiltonproject.org

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National workforce standards have changed little since the Fair Labor Standards Act went into effect #OTD in 1938. @betseystevenson.bsky.social outlines a modernization of the FLSA that would make earned time off a right for all workers. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

hamiltonproject.orgEarned paid time off should be a basic right - The Hamilton ProjectNine out of 10 Americans support the idea that all workers should have the right to take paid time off from their jobs. So why is getting paid time off so hard for American workers?
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Is the U.S. regulatory process effective? Greg Leiserson proposes that eliminating the requirement for formal cost-benefit analysis and substantive OIRA review of transfer rules would streamline the regulatory process: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

hamiltonproject.orgReforming regulation: A proposal to end unsound cost-benefit analysis requirements for tax and transfer rules - The Hamilton ProjectGreg Leiserson offers a proposal to streamline and accelerate rulemaking and improve the quality of the rulemaking process.
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While formal cost-benefit analysis for all regulations may sound good, it is not useful—and in fact could be harmful—when applied to tax and transfer rules. Learn why, and what we can do about it, in a new proposal from Greg Leiserson: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

hamiltonproject.orgReforming regulation: A proposal to end unsound cost-benefit analysis requirements for tax and transfer rules - The Hamilton ProjectGreg Leiserson offers a proposal to streamline and accelerate rulemaking and improve the quality of the rulemaking process.
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What is "OIRA," and why should you care? In a new @taxlawcenter.org and THP proposal, Greg Leiserson examines the role of cost-benefit analysis, and the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), in regulatory policymaking: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

hamiltonproject.orgReforming regulation: A proposal to end unsound cost-benefit analysis requirements for tax and transfer rules - The Hamilton ProjectGreg Leiserson offers a proposal to streamline and accelerate rulemaking and improve the quality of the rulemaking process.
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Why care about business tax reform? Read a new @financialtimes.com op-ed from @kclausing.bsky.social on the case for strengthening the U.S. corporate tax, building on her recent THP proposal: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

hamiltonproject.orgThe future of US international corporate tax reform - The Hamilton ProjectKimberly Clausing proposes to strengthen and reform U.S. corporate taxation while better aligning U.S. corporate tax policy efforts with the potential of international collective action.
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(1/10) 🧵 In my piece in today’s FT, I argue that the corporate tax is an excellent tool for taxing the same wealth that proponents of billionaires’ taxes (or the CA wealth tax) are reaching for. as.ft.com/r/d49ec073-c...

as.ft.comThere is a smarter way to tax the richIncreasing US corporate tax raises government revenues without harming the tax base
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On 10/14 @ 1:30 PM ET, join us for a virtual event on how to improve federal rulemaking. Hear from @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social, @slashklc.bsky.social, Kristina Costa, and @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/reform...

hamiltonproject.orgReforming regulation: Debating cost-benefit analysis and the role of OIRA - The Hamilton ProjectOn October 14, The Hamilton Project and The Tax Law Center at NYU Law will host a virtual event on how to improve federal rulemaking.
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Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, @yunanji.bsky.social, and @nealemahoney.bsky.social explore the objectives that Medicare home health might serve, assess how well current program design aligns with those objectives, and discuss reforms that might help the program better meet each of these objectives.

hamiltonproject.orgRethinking Medicare home health - The Hamilton ProjectLiran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Yunan Ji, and Neale Mahoney examine the design of the Medicare home health benefit. They assess the program’s objectives and offer reforms to better meet these goals.
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Medicare home health lacks an obviously consistent guiding objective. Liran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, @yunanji.bsky.social, and @nealemahoney.bsky.social explore potential objectives for the Medicare home health program and their implications for policy design. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

hamiltonproject.orgRethinking Medicare home health - The Hamilton ProjectLiran Einav, Amy Finkelstein, Yunan Ji, and Neale Mahoney examine the design of the Medicare home health benefit. They assess the program’s objectives and offer reforms to better meet these goals.
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Over the next decade, an estimated 1.28 million additional workers will be needed in the direct care sector. @taraelizwatson.bsky.social proposes a direct care worker visa, the H-1D visa, that could address about one-third of the projected direct care workforce gap after 10 years.

hamiltonproject.orgA direct care worker visa policy to support the aging US population - The Hamilton ProjectTara Watson offers a proposal for a temporary employment-based visa, the H-1D, for direct care workers.

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Pay is low and turnover high among direct care workers in long-term care. In new descriptive work (+ interactives!), we find many workers leave these positions to work elsewhere in healthcare and many others leave employment but continue to provide care for others.

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An analysis from @kristaruffini.bsky.social, Karen Shen, and @truskinovsky.bsky.social examines the data on turnover among direct care workers. They find high rates and turnover and higher wages and benefits for those who leave direct care versus those who stay.

hamiltonproject.orgWho enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings? - The Hamilton ProjectAn analysis from Krista Ruffini, Karen Shen, and Yulya Truskinovsky examines the high rates of turnover among direct care workers.
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The U.S. is aging—and not ready for it. Today we published three new pieces on long-term care: 📝 A direct care worker visa policy to support the aging US population 📝 Rethinking Medicare home health 📝 Who enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings Join us at 1:30 pm ET:

hamiltonproject.orgMeeting long-term care needs for an aging United States - The Hamilton ProjectOn September 29, The Hamilton Project will host an event to discuss policies to expand access to long-term care.
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An analysis from @kristaruffini.bsky.social, Karen Shen, and @truskinovsky.bsky.social examines the data on turnover among direct care workers. They find high rates and turnover and higher wages and benefits for those who leave direct care versus those who stay.

hamiltonproject.orgWho enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings? - The Hamilton ProjectAn analysis from Krista Ruffini, Karen Shen, and Yulya Truskinovsky examines the high rates of turnover among direct care workers.
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The U.S. is aging—and not ready for it. Today we published three new pieces on long-term care: 📝 A direct care worker visa policy to support the aging US population 📝 Rethinking Medicare home health 📝 Who enters and who exits direct care jobs in long-term care settings Join us at 1:30 pm ET:

hamiltonproject.orgMeeting long-term care needs for an aging United States - The Hamilton ProjectOn September 29, The Hamilton Project will host an event to discuss policies to expand access to long-term care.
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@taraelizwatson.bsky.social warns that the U.S. is facing a direct care workforce crisis. She proposes a direct care worker visa, the H-1D, that offers a targeted and flexible way to address the looming workforce challenge and to improve the quality of care available to people who need support.

hamiltonproject.orgA direct care worker visa policy to support the aging US population - The Hamilton ProjectTara Watson offers a proposal for a temporary employment-based visa, the H-1D, for direct care workers.
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The U.S. is ill-prepared to meet the long-term care needs of an aging population. TOMORROW @ 1:30 PM ET, hear from @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social, @nealemahoney.bsky.social, @taraelizwatson.bsky.social, @citizencohn.bsky.social, and more on policies to expand access to long-term care:

hamiltonproject.orgMeeting long-term care needs for an aging United States - The Hamilton ProjectOn September 29, The Hamilton Project will host an event to discuss policies to expand access to long-term care.
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The safety net plays a crucial role in reducing poverty: @bobgreensteindc.bsky.social and @danilotrisi.bsky.social find that the poverty rate and the poverty gap declined markedly from 1967-2023, primarily because of expansions of social programs that occurred over these years.

hamiltonproject.orgProgress and stagnation: US poverty, deep poverty, and the safety net, 1967–2023 - The Hamilton ProjectRobert Greenstein and Danilo Trisi examine poverty, deep poverty, and the poverty gap in the U.S. over time.
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Starting soon! Hear from Hamilton Project Director @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social at this @piie.com event: www.piie.com/events/2026/...

piie.comGrappling with US fiscal deficits and debt: Understanding the implications at home and abroadThe Peterson Institute holds an in-depth conversation featuring perspectives from leading economists and a senior policymaker on one of the most consequential economic policy challenges facing the Uni...
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On 9/24, Hamilton Project Director @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social will be speaking at a @piie.com event on U.S. fiscal deficits and debt. Register to watch: www.piie.com/events/2026/...

piie.comGrappling with US fiscal deficits and debt: Understanding the implications at home and abroadThe United States faces persistent and growing fiscal deficits and rising federal debt, raising important questions about the sustainability of the nation's fiscal outlook and the implications for the...
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The poverty gap captures not only whether people are poor but also how poor—how far below the poverty line—they fall. @bobgreensteindc.bsky.social and @danilotrisi.bsky.social find that the poverty gap declined from 1967-2023, though by less than declines in the poverty rate.

hamiltonproject.orgProgress and stagnation: US poverty, deep poverty, and the safety net, 1967–2023 - The Hamilton ProjectRobert Greenstein and Danilo Trisi examine poverty, deep poverty, and the poverty gap in the U.S. over time.
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In a recent THP paper Hunt Allcott, Matthew Gentzkow, and Lena Song ask: Why do people use social media, and how does social media impact its users? On 9/29, join Lena Song at the Block Center @cmu.edu's for a discussion on this topic: www.cmu.edu/block-center...

hamiltonproject.orgDigital addiction: Evidence and policy implications - The Hamilton ProjectHunt Allcott, Matthew Gentzkow, and Lena Song present evidence of digital addiction among social media users.
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How do we measure poverty? @bobgreensteindc.bsky.social and @danilotrisi.bsky.social offer an analysis of poverty, deep poverty, and the poverty gap from 1967-2023, the safety net's role in these changes, and why how we measure poverty over time matters. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

hamiltonproject.orgProgress and stagnation: US poverty, deep poverty, and the safety net, 1967–2023 - The Hamilton ProjectRobert Greenstein and Danilo Trisi examine poverty, deep poverty, and the poverty gap in the U.S. over time.
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How has the level of poverty in the United States changed over the past 50-60 years? In a new Hamilton Project analysis, @bobgreensteindc.bsky.social and @danilotrisi.bsky.social explore changes in poverty and the poverty gap from 1967 to 2023. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

hamiltonproject.orgProgress and stagnation: US poverty, deep poverty, and the safety net, 1967–2023 - The Hamilton ProjectRobert Greenstein and Danilo Trisi examine poverty, deep poverty, and the poverty gap in the U.S. over time.
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On 9/24, Hamilton Project Director @avivaaron-dine.bsky.social will be speaking at a @piie.com event on U.S. fiscal deficits and debt. Register to watch: www.piie.com/events/2026/...

piie.comGrappling with US fiscal deficits and debt: Understanding the implications at home and abroadThe United States faces persistent and growing fiscal deficits and rising federal debt, raising important questions about the sustainability of the nation's fiscal outlook and the implications for the...
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Beginning Oct. 2027, states will be required to pay a portion of SNAP benefits depending on their SNAP payment error rate. The inherent uncertainty of this statistic means that states will face huge and unpredictable budgetary swings every year, @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Diane Schanzenbach find.

hamiltonproject.orgThe SNAP state cost-shift policy leaves the program’s existence to chance - The Hamilton ProjectLauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach find that the SNAP cost shift to states will fluctuate unpredictably and considerably from year to year solely based on random chance.
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OBBBA shifts a portion of SNAP benefit costs onto states, based on a given state’s “payment error rate.” @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Diane Schanzenbach estimate what share states would have been required to pay in FY2026 under this policy—and find that state outcomes vary widely, randomly.

hamiltonproject.orgThe SNAP state cost-shift policy leaves the program’s existence to chance - The Hamilton ProjectLauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach find that the SNAP cost shift to states will fluctuate unpredictably and considerably from year to year solely based on random chance.