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State Policies to Assist the Working Poor
Publication Date: December 2004
Publisher(s): Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Liz McNichol; John Springer
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Charles H. Revson Foundation; Moriah Fund; Ford Foundation; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; George Gund Foundation; Foundation for Child Development; Joyce Foundation; Annie E. Casey Foundation; Open Society Institute; Rockefeller Foundation; Stoneman Family Foundation
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Charles H. Revson Foundation; Moriah Fund; Ford Foundation; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; George Gund Foundation; Foundation for Child Development; Joyce Foundation; Annie E. Casey Foundation; Open Society Institute; Rockefeller Foundation; Stoneman Family Foundation
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Social conditions (Poverty and homelessness)
Keywords: Economic projections; Income diversity; State budgets; Economic inequality
Type: Report
Abstract:
For a large and growing number of Americans, having a job is not enough to lift them out of poverty. This report presents a menu of practical policy options that states can adopt to help working-poor families meet their basic needs and improve their lives.