Why “Get a Job!” Is Not the Answer to Decreasing Reliance on Food Stamps
Type: BlogAuthor: Diana Polson
Date: April 10, 2018
“Just get a job!” I’ve heard these words yelled out of car windows when I marched alongside poor and...
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Author: Diana Polson
Date: April 10, 2018
It’s Not Really About Work: Why Pennsylvania Should Reject Work Requirements
Type: Reports and PapersAuthor: Marc Stier
Date: April 10, 2018
Despite false and dangerous stereotypes about the poor being unwilling to work, the majority of SNAP and Medicaid recipients...
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Take Action Now: Food Stamp Work Requirements Will Harm People with Criminal Records Trying to Build New Lives
Type: BlogAuthor: Sharon M. Dietrich
Date: April 04, 2018
These work requirements would lead to loss of SNAP and to food insecurity among many low-income Americans not fortunate...
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Governor Wolf’s Proposed Education Budget Finally Restores Corbett’s K-12 Classroom Funding Cuts but Inequities and Inadequate Funding Still Remain
Type: BlogAuthor: Diana Polson
Date: April 03, 2018
Governor Wolf’s proposed education budget finally restores K-12 classroom funding cuts (in nominal dollars) from the Corbett years, but...
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PreK-12 Education Funding in Pennsylvania: Where Do We Stand?
Author: Marc Stier, Diana PolsonDate: April 03, 2018
In this report, we take a closer look at Governor Wolf’s budget proposals for 2018-19. Specifically, we examine...
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The Tax Cut and Jobs Act Will Worsen Inequality in Pennsylvania
Type: BlogAuthor: Diana Polson
Date: March 23, 2018
President Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act into law on December 22, 2017. While spun by Republicans...
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Wanted: A NAFTA and Trade Policy That Helps Unrig the Economy Against Working Families
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: March 16, 2018
The Lamb-Saccone race in Western Pennsylvania upped the pressure on policymakers of both major political parties on trade. It...
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