After going nearly four years without producing a budget resolution, Senate Democrats today released a plan confirming their mantra about “balanced” approaches has nothing to… Read More
“No longer can we measure compassion by how much we spend on poverty but how many people we help to lift out of poverty,” says… Read More
If you’ve read our work, you probably know we love charts. Our signature products — the Index of Economic Freedom and Federal Budget in Pictures… Read More
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At the end of the year, many people take time to make charitable donations. But caring for those in need is a year-round responsibility—and when… Read More
Just last month, the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that the poverty rate has not changed significantly since the previous year: 46.2 million, or roughly 15… Read More
When it comes to explaining how their policies would help the poor and the disadvantaged, conservatives can all too often be likened to a football… Read More
The collapse of marriage, along with a dramatic rise in births to single women, is the most important cause of childhood poverty—but government policy doesn’t… Read More
It’s been nearly 50 years since Lyndon B. Johnson launched his War on Poverty, and much has been debated about the appropriate role of government… Read More
The House of Representatives is poised to pass a budget reconciliation measure that would tackle increased spending in the food stamps program (or, as it’s… Read More
Last week, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that the U.S. just saw the largest annual increase in poverty recorded in our nation’s… Read More
