Work & Opportunity
Utah has led the nation on upward mobility. Here’s the next step
Utah has led the nation on upward mobility. Here’s the next step Written by Originally published by Deseret News. Following America’s 250th birthday, the promise of the land of opportunity needs a refresh, and Utah can show…
Congress should empower states to fix benefit cliffs
Congress should empower states to fix benefit cliffs Written by Originally published in The Hill. A U.S. Senate committee recently discussed a decades-old federal policy trap that punishes poor families for getting a raise:…
Congress should empower states to fix benefit cliffs
Originally published in The Hill. A U.S. Senate committee recently discussed a decades-old federal policy trap that punishes poor families for getting a raise: social safety net-benefit cliffs. These cliffs hamper upward…
Opportunity, not outrage, should define America’s next chapter. Utah can lead the way.
Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune. Neither our modern policy debates nor the structure of our modern social welfare system realizes the true vision of American opportunity and policymaking. The major celebrations…
Opportunity, not outrage, should define America’s next chapter. Utah can lead the way.
Originally published by The Salt Lake Tribune. Neither our modern policy debates nor the structure of our modern social welfare system realizes the true vision of American opportunity and policymaking. The major celebrations…
Nic Dunn written testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Examining the Burden of Federal Benefits Cliffs on Small Businesses and Workers
Senator Ernst, Senator Markey, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record regarding the critical economic and social friction point of federal benefits cliffs. I.…
Nic Dunn written testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Examining the Burden of Federal Benefits Cliffs on Small Businesses and Workers
Written statement for the record for the United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The hearing was held on June 3, 2026. Senator Ernst, Senator Markey, and members of the Committee, thank you for…
America’s safety net needs an aspirational vision
America’s safety net needs an aspirational vision Written by Listen to "America’s safety net needs an aspirational vision" on Spreaker. Available On: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Music America’s safety net…
America’s safety net needs an aspirational vision
America’s safety net wasn’t designed all at once. It was built piece by piece over decades, and that may be part of the problem. On this episode of Defending Ideas, Nic Dunn asks what real progress in social welfare reform…
Geographic mobility: Its promises and discontents
Geographic mobility: Its promises and discontents Written by Originally published in American Habits. Americans are a remarkably mobile collection of people. You might argue it’s in our DNA. By the time of our nation’s…
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