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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…
Geographic mobility: Its promises and discontents
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 founding, the Western Hemisphere had already been swarmed by…
Thirty Years After Welfare Reform, It’s Time for the Next Generation of State-Led Solutions
Thirty Years After Welfare Reform, It’s Time for the Next Generation of State-Led Solutions Written by Originally published by National Review. Signed into law 30 years ago, the 1996 welfare-reform law was built on a simple…
The Upward Mobility Act: A state solutions framework for benefit cliffs
America’s social welfare system is intended to provide needed, temporary stabilization to families striving to escape poverty, while helping them move back into stable employment and self-reliance. But for far too many…
The Upward Mobility Act: A state solutions framework for benefit cliffs
The Upward Mobility Act: A state solutions framework for benefit cliffs Written by America’s social welfare system is intended to provide needed, temporary stabilization to families striving to escape poverty, while helping…
Utah lawmakers can still achieve pro-marriage, pro-family tax reform
Utah lawmakers can still achieve pro-marriage, pro-family tax reform Written by Utah lawmakers are advancing reforms, including H.J.R. 18 and H.B. 210, to remove marriage penalties in both federal and state tax policy,…
Utah lawmakers can still achieve pro-marriage, pro-family tax reform
Utah lawmakers can still achieve pro-marriage, pro-family tax reform Written by Utah lawmakers are advancing reforms, including H.J.R. 18 and H.B. 210, to remove marriage penalties in both federal and state tax policy,…
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