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Soc Sec XIX: Narratology of ‘Crisis’

…(but not huge tax cut). Taken from the standpoint of the typical income taxpayer, crisis at depletion actually is the functional equivalent of paying off an amortized mortgage, a large…

Claiming a Golden Age

…up 6.8 percent in the latest data. This is exactly the wrong moment to let coverage fray. We should be extending and strengthening ACA premium tax credits so people can keep coverage and costs…

…group that does not benefit includes those making $10,500 to $26,625, meaning that many of these families, likely the majority, do in fact earn enough to pay income taxes, and…