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The Transformation in Who is Expected to Work in the United States and How it Changed the Lives of Single Mothers and People with Disabilities
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| By Richard Burkhauser, Mary C. Daly, Joyce Kwok, Jeff Larrimore |
| Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2008 |
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In the 1990s, social expectations of single mothers shifted.
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Ethical Brands--Turn On, Tune In, Sell Out
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| By Jon Entine |
| Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 |
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In the past decade, multinationals have gobbled up ethical brands--with huge benefits to both parties.
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Aging Matters
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| By Andrew G. Biggs |
| Posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 |
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By delaying claiming Social Security benefits, a worker effectively "purchases" more of the Social Security annuity.
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Obama on Social Security
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| By Andrew G. Biggs |
| Posted: Monday, August 18, 2008 |
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A misguided op-ed exaggerates the projected poverty of senior citizens without Social Security.
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The Social Security Earnings Test
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| The Tax That Wasn't |
| By Andrew G. Biggs |
| Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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Retirees need better information about the Social Security earnings test, and policymakers should consider whether the earnings test makes sense at all.
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Policies to Improve the Resiliency of Long-Term Social Security Financing
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| By Andrew G. Biggs |
| Posted: Thursday, July 3, 2008 |
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This paper examines policies to index Social Security taxes or benefits to changes in the ratio of workers to beneficiaries, allowing for auto-correction for changing demographic factors.
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Shooting Uncle Sam in the Foot
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| By Aparna Mathur |
| Posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 |
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Few additional workers would actually be eligible for extended unemployment benefits, and the incentives created by extending them could do long-term harm to the economy.
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Chasing the American Dream with $25
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| By Evan Sparks |
| Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2008 |
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A fascinating new memoir challenges the notion that only dramatic government intervention can rescue the working poor.
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Barack as Scrooge?
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| By Arthur C. Brooks |
| Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 |
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Barack Obama has been less than generous with his donations to charities over the years.
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F. A. Hayek, Spontaneous Order, and the Mirage of Social Justice
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| AEI Newsletter |
| By John Tomasi |
| Posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 |
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One lesson we can learn from Hayek is that one can be against expansive governmental programs precisely because one is for social justice.
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