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,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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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.