Episode 83: 21st Century Safety Net
05/16/17 • 24 min
Social security, health insurance, and unemployment insurance help Americans through life’s ups and downs. Benjamin Veghte explains the benefits and challenges to these programs and offers ways they can adapt to changing jobs and family structures.
For More on This Topic:
- Read his 2015 brief on social security and inequality.
- Or find the most recent research in his full report, Report to the New Leadership and the American People on Social Insurance and Inequality.
Further Reading:
- How Social Insurance Protects Americans from Growing Economic Risks, Theodore R. Marmor, Yale University
- How to Fix America’s Broken Unemployment Benefits, Alix Gould-Werth, University of Michigan, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University
Social security, health insurance, and unemployment insurance help Americans through life’s ups and downs. Benjamin Veghte explains the benefits and challenges to these programs and offers ways they can adapt to changing jobs and family structures.
For More on This Topic:
- Read his 2015 brief on social security and inequality.
- Or find the most recent research in his full report, Report to the New Leadership and the American People on Social Insurance and Inequality.
Further Reading:
- How Social Insurance Protects Americans from Growing Economic Risks, Theodore R. Marmor, Yale University
- How to Fix America’s Broken Unemployment Benefits, Alix Gould-Werth, University of Michigan, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Columbia University
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Episode 82: Hidden Tax Benefits
Food stamps, Social Security, and Medicaid are not the only, or even the largest, social welfare programs in America. Professor Suzanne Mettler reveals how hidden benefits in the tax code promote inequality and how to make them more visible.
For More on This Topic:
- Read her two-page brief, Why Americans Can't See Government - And Why It Matters,
- Check out this article in New York Times with profiles on who buys homes in America and the impacts of the home mortgage-interest deduction.
Further Reading:
- Reforming Tax Policy For the Wealthiest One Percent, Michael Nau, Ohio State College of Medicine
- How Republican Approaches to Social Spending Increase Income Inequality in the United States, Christopher Faricy, Syracuse University
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Episode 84: Pregnancy in Prison
Quality of healthcare for women in jail varies widely, but it is the only place in the U.S. where they have a legal right to it. Professor Carolyn Sufrin outlines the policies that led to the contradictory system and suggests ways to move forward.
For More on This Topic:
- Read her 2-page brief, Unsettling Realities Of Care – Especially For Pregnant Women – In U.S. Jails
- Look for her upcoming book, Jailcare: Finding the Safety Net for Women Behind Bars
Further Reading:
- How "Tough on Crime" Hurts Families, SSN Spotlight, September 2016
- Measuring the Social Impact of Mass Imprisonment on America's Black and White Families and Communities, Hedwig Lee, Tyler McCormick, Margaret T. Hicken, Christopher Wildeman
- Promising Results from a Program That Trains Women Leaving Jail to Work as Birth Doulas, Monica R. McLemore, University of California, San Francisco
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