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COVID-19DebtHealthcareInequalityUnited StatesWorkers Before and After the Pandemic: Income Volatility, Health Care Affordability, and Debt

Exploring the impact of income volatility: delve into the reasons behind fluctuating incomes and their consequences on households.

Julie Yixia CaiEmma Curchin / October 23, 2024

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DebtHealth Care and Social ProgramsHealthcareInequalityPrivate Equity Comment from Private Equity Stakeholder Project/Center for Economic Policy & Research

Learn how the private equity industry is contributing to the rising medical debt and the importance of accountability in healthcare.

Brandon Novick / August 15, 2024

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Budget and National DebtDebtEconomic Crisis and RecoveryUnited States Will Biden Invoke the 14th?

Many of us have underestimated Biden before. He managed to get an amazing amount of important legislation through a 50-50 Senate and with only a narrow Democratic majority in the House. It doesn’t seem likely he would walk into negotiations with a Republican Speaker indebted to the party’s biggest loons without a backup plan.

Dean Baker / May 16, 2023

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DebtFederal SpendingUnited States The Fun Way to Deal with the Debt Ceiling

/ January 14, 2023