James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Toby Walters is a financial writer, investor, and lifelong learner. He has a passion for analyzing economic and ...

When the American Rescue Plan Act passed Congress in the spring of 2021, it mandated an expanded child tax credit, which included monthly payments from July to December. Almost immediately after the ...

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"How people understand the causes of poverty influences their willingness to address inequality and help the poor," says Aknin. She adds that the final two studies also show that these interventions ...

The American left may not understand economics. Public welfare, or wealth redistribution, is a case in point. Per Bylund, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, asks and answers: “What causes poverty?

Compared to the non-poor, poor children as a group end up with worse educational attainment, health, and economic productivity as adults. But we estimate that society, not just the poor, bear costs ...

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Oren Cass is one of the leading conservative domestic-policy wonks. He previously served as policy director for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaigns, but now his former boss has gone soft on the poor, ...