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1 online resource (xi, 180 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index. |
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Boosting paychecks in America -- The political origins of federal taxes on individual income -- The political origins of the federal minimum wage -- Reagan, Bush, and a new era in the politics of boosting paychecks -- Clinton and the fight over tax relief for the working poor or the middle class -- George W. Bush and the return of across-the-board tax relief -- Toward a new bargain? -- The past and future politics of boosting paychecks. |
| Summary |
"When most people think of policies designed to help the poor, welfare is the first program that comes to mind. Traditionally welfare has served individuals who do not work--hence much of the stigma that some attach to the program. An equally important strand of American social policy, however, is meant to support low-wage workers and their families. In Boosting Paychecks, Daniel Gitterman illuminates this often neglected part ofthe American safety net. Gitterman focuses on two sets of policy instruments that have been used to aid the working poor since the early twentieth century: the federal tax code and the minimum wage. The income tax code can be fine-tuned in many ways--through exemptions, deductions, credits, changing tax brackets and rates--to alter the amount of income workers are left with at the end of the day. In addition, it interacts with the minimumwage to determine the economic well-being of many lowincome households. Boosting Paychecks analyzes the partisan politics that have shaped these policies since the New Deal era, with particular attention paid to the past three decades. It also examines the degree to which they have succeeded in lifting low-wage workers and their families out of poverty. Forging a new political bargain that balances labor market flexibility with security for poor working families is one of the most critical challenges facing government today. Boosting Paychecks sheds new light on the scope of this challenge and the political constraints and opportunities policymakers face"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Working poor -- Government policy -- United States.
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Working poor -- Government policy. |
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United States. |
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Working poor. |
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Working poor -- Taxation -- United States.
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Taxation. |
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Minimum wage -- United States.
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Minimum wage. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gitterman, Daniel Paul. Boosting paychecks. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2010 9780815703082 (DLC) 2009041330 (OCoLC)294886446 |
| ISBN |
9780815704584 electronic book |
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0815704585 electronic book |
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9780815702856 hardback alkaline paper |
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081570285X hardback alkaline paper |
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9780815703082 paperback alkaline paper |
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0815703082 paperback alkaline paper |
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9786612546808 |
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