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www.peoplespolicyproject.org | ||
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www.epi.org
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| | | | | In September, California adopted a new law aimed at combatting the misclassification of workers. The legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 5, will take effect on January 1, 2020. AB5 adopts the "ABC" test that has been used by courts and government agencies to determine employee status. Under this test, workers can only be classified as independent... | |
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jacobinmag.com
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| | | | | Thousands of Americans cohabitate but don't marry because doing so would result in the loss of Medicaid eligibility. Marriage penalties (and bonuses) are just part of why we need a universal social-democratic welfare state. | |
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www.pgpf.org
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| | | | | Nearly half a trillion dollars in taxes go uncollected every year. Can increased funding for the IRS bring in more federal revenues? | |
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www.pew.org
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| | | The federal government and nearly every state with an income tax offer the student loan interest deduction. This provision allows taxpayers to subtract interest paid on student debt from their taxable income to help families reduce the cost of borrowing for higher education. The maximum federal deduction, $2,500, has not changed since 2001, but between 2007 and 2016, student loan balances increased by 106 percent in real terms and the cost to the federal government of the deduction more than doubled-rising 107 percent, after adjusting for inflation. | ||
