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2020 poverty projections: Assessing three pandemic-aid policies
Poverty rate projections for the final five months of 2020 suggest key provisions of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act would keep 12.2 million people out of poverty. In comparison,
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two key provisions of the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act would keep 7.7 million people out of poverty during that period.
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Meeting the school-age child care needs of working parents facing COVID-19 distance learning
As schools announce distance learning plans, working parents with school-age children must figure out how to ensure their children are in a safe learning setting while they work—an especially daunting challenge for families already facing key barriers and inequities.
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To increase access to capital for communities of color, support CDFIs and Black banks
Black-owned banks support Black communities, lending mostly to Black homebuyers and maintaining community lending even in tough economic times. Greater support for these banks and all community development financial institutions (CDFIs) would help increase capital access in predominantly Black neighborhoods.
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Moving to 70 percent income replacement for unemployment insurance will hurt low-income renters
In the aggregate, under a 70 percent income replacement, renters would receive roughly $10.4 billion in state and federal unemployment benefits per month. But households with higher incomes would see a big increase in monthly benefits, while households with lower incomes would see a sharp decline.
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Three ways COVID-19 is jeopardizing Black mothers’ health
The US health care system has been failing pregnant Black women, and the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating existing shortcomings. One simple solution: listen to and believe Black women’s medical concerns.
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It’s time for America to reconsider its investment in our children
Prepandemic projections of future federal spending show the children’s share of the federal budget decreasing from about 9 percent to about 7 percent over the next decade.
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