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Markets & The Economy

How Election Tax Plans Affect Your Paycheck | Kent Smetters

October 15, 2024 • 15 min listen
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Markets & The Economy

How Much Will a Harris or Trump Presidency Cost?

September 5, 2024 • 14 min listen
An elderly couple sitting on a bench that overlooks a beach with colorful houses along the shore. How can low-income households secure their retirement finances?
Finance & Accounting

How Low-income Households Can Secure Their Retirement Finances

August 20, 2024 • 6 min read
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Finance & Accounting

Automatic Retirement Savings for Low-income Households

July 31, 2024 • 12 min listen
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Human Resources

What’s Behind the Recent Surge in Women’s Employment?

January 9, 2024 • 8 min listen
Hand stacking Jenga blocks representing how fiscal policy can help stabilize government debt and encourage growth of the economy
Markets & The Economy

How the U.S. Could Stabilize Debt and Fuel Economic Growth

October 23, 2023 • 11 min read
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Public Policy

How the Right Policies Can Stabilize Federal Debt and Grow the Economy

October 23, 2023 • 14 min listen
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Public Policy

What Will Biden’s Income-Driven Repayment Plan Cost?

February 13, 2023 • 12 min listen
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Public Policy

How Student Loan Forgiveness Will Transform College Financing

September 13, 2022 • 10 min listen
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Markets & The Economy

How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Boost Energy Security, Health Care, and Tax Revenues

August 23, 2022 • 6 min read