Links to Our Work
– Congress should protect consumers from both high credit card interest rates and transaction fees
– Four ‘low-budget’ ways Congress can help working-class families raise more children – op-ed … Click here for longer version including references and related articles.
– Can J.D. Vance help the little guy?
– Eating away available income, the rising cost of housing is a hot point for US voters
– Center on Capital & Social Equity work on Social Security and retirement savings (updated June 2024)
– CCSE work contributes to Congressional hearing on financing Social Security
– It’s Social Security ‘groundhog day’ as trustees repeat annual forecast of declining finances
– Congress must not wait to refinance Social Security – op-ed
– Could long-term Treasury bonds and Fed financing help close Social Security’s funding gap? … Comments to Senate Finance Committee & House Ways & Means Committee
– Missing the obvious: life expectancy in the US is closely related to income.
– Senate minimum wage bills make bipartisan compromise possible. Now for the political energy to get it done. … Washington Examiner op-ed.
– The US should take a hard look at the Netanyahu government’s brutality before giving it more weapons
– One way to make living easier in Virginia – Letter to the Washington Post
– Congress is letting Americans down with the debt ceiling standoff – letter to WaPost
– Has DT crossed the line into delirium tremens?
– Social Security’s threatened 20% benefit cut won’t happen: The Treasury already is filling its funding gap. – analysis
– Raising Social Security’s retirement age would slam low-wage workers yet again – op-ed
– East Palestine needs help, but another PPP isn’t the answer – op-ed
– Instead of crying about socialist boogiemen, Home Depot, other corporate giants, could use a different brand of capitalism – op-ed & essay
– Who’s More Likely To Find Gifts from Congress under the X-Mas Tree? Low-income Families – or Well-off Retirees and Corporate Shareholders?
– Sen. Hawley is right on doing more for workers – but the GOP (and Dems) need to deliver concrete economic benefits – Letter to WaPost
– California’s paid family leave program has stiffed low-wage workers. Congress should ensure national social insurance programs do not. … Washington Examiner op-ed.
– How Much Pain Will It Take for the ‘Bottom 50%’ To Realize Its Political Power? What Then?
– Capitalizing on College Football
– Op-ed: The case for renewing the expanded child tax credit – Richmond Times-Dispatch
– Russia, Nuclear Disaster and What To Do with Our House
– A reality check on Ukraine – letter to the Washington Post
– Why our grandchildren will being moving back from the ocean and heading north
– White House’s promised childcare subsidies face a host of ‘devils in the details’
– Virginia Gubernatorial Campaigns’ Answers to Our Questions
– Where Are the Workers?? … Show Them the Money – and Benefits!!
– A Smart Way To Tax the Rich: Let Sleeping Billionaires Lie – letter to the Washington Post
– A Low Budget ‘Infrastructure’ Deal for the Bottom 50%
– SSI is a disgrace. Congress needs to fix it. – op-ed and essay
– Biden’s spending spree could destabilize Social Security
– How much can we tax the wealthy to finance long-run social and physical infrastructure needs?
– Politicizing the Georgia shootings – letter to the editor
– Yes, Raise the Minimum Wage, But Don’t Stop There – Washington Examiner op-ed
– Low-income Americans are left out of covid stimulus – letter to Washington Post
– Race-neutral, progressive economic policies deliver $$ to minority communities
– Opposing Racism and Human Bondage in the United States
– On Being “White” … and Other Lies – James Baldwin
– It’s past time the White House, Congress required – and funded – Covid testing in nursing homes
– Upgrade Medicaid. Don’t Gut it. – Karl Polzer
– “Capital and Ideology”: Notes and Figures – Thomas Piketty
– Case & Deaton: “Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism”
– A Wealth Tax Could Be Both Fair and Enforceable
– Making Sure We Get to Universal Coverage: letter to Sen. Bernie Sanders
– How to make carbon taxes more equitable – letter to WaPost
– 2020 Inequality Agenda: Increase economic inclusion at reasonable public cost
– A Health Policy Wish List for Santa – op-ed & ungated article
– How Golf Clubs Can Help the Homeless and Make More Money
– Saez & Zucman’s “The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How To Make Them Pay”
– Branko Milanovic’s new book, “Capitalism Alone”
– Ways To Fix the Cadillac Health Plan Tax – HealthAffairs
– Mixing Capitalism and Socialism: Policies To Moderate Systemic Wealth Concentration in the U.S.
– U.S. Needs To Think Big on Border Wall 🙂
– CBO Updates Analysis of U.S. Income Distribution before/after Taxes and Transfers
– It’s Time All U.S. Workers Had a Few Paid Sick Days
– If Alive Today, Adam Smith Might Favor a More Inclusive Economy
– Op-ed: Half of Americans have no retirement savings — here’s how Congress can look out for them.
– Don’t exclude low-wage workers from planning for retirement savings programs – letter to WaPost
– Leadership Needed To Create Universal Retirement Savings System Complementing Social Security
– Is DC Safe? Articles Paint Very Different Pictures – letter to WaPost
– DoL Association Health Plan Rule Could Undermine the ACA in Several Ways
– World Inequality Report 2018
– Are Workers Receiving the EITC Being Shortchanged on Social Security? – updated October 2017
– Expanding Use, Scope of EITC and Child Tax Credit a Win-Win for Workers and Employers
– Reflections on American Wealth Concentration – and What To Do About It (2016)
– How the U.S. Retirement Saving System Magnifies Inequality
– How Can We Reduce Financial Risk for the Very Old? – Society of Actuaries study & presentation: “Financing future LTSS and long life through more flexible 401ks and IRAs – Exploring Reform Options”
– Let’s Play Immigration Pinata
– Virginia’s push to end veteran homelessness faces steep challenges
– So What Does Jesus Say about Wealth Concentration and Inequality?
– Easter Essay: Is the Golden Rule Enough? Mathematics of the Two Great Commandments