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Boosting paychecks : the politics of supporting America's working poor /

"When most people think of policies designed to help the poor, welfare is the first program that comes to mind. Traditionally welfare has served individuals who do not work--hence much of the stigma that some attach to the program. An equally important strand of American social policy, however,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gitterman, Daniel Paul (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2010]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Boosting paychecks in America
  • The political origins of federal taxes on individual income
  • The political origins of the federal minimum wage
  • Reagan, Bush, and a new era in the politics of boosting paychecks
  • Clinton and the fight over tax relief for the working poor or the middle class
  • George W. Bush and the return of across-the-board tax relief
  • Toward a new bargain?
  • The past and future politics of boosting paychecks.