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Episode 82: Hidden Tax Benefits

Episode 82: Hidden Tax Benefits

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon


Episode 82: Hidden Tax Benefits

FromScholars Strategy Network's No Jargon

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Length:
24 minutes
Released:
May 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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
Released:
May 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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No Jargon, the Scholars Strategy Network’s weekly podcast, presents interviews with top university scholars on the politics, policy problems, and social issues facing the nation. Powerful research, intriguing perspectives -- and no jargon. Find show notes and plain-language research briefs on hundreds of topics at www.scholarsstrategynetwork.org/nojargon.