June 1, 2021 New Orleans Social security benefit programs are federal, whether to the aged, low-income disabled, or survivors’ benefits to children and spouses of deceased workers. Welfare benefits are set and administered by the states, even though there is some federal participation. Studies of the issues in accessing social security benefits by eligible Americans …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Tax-Credit Housing Rehab
May 31, 2021 Pearl River Rehabilitation of existing housing, or rehab for short, is the silver bullet that could make a huge dent in decent and affordable housing for low-and-moderate income families, and dramatically alter entire neighborhoods if such programs could be ratcheted up to scale. Single-family homes are not the answer to the affordable …
Tulsa Massacre is Another Case for Reparations
May 30, 2021 Pearl River The 100th anniversary commemoration of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and race riot has brought needed attention to the impact of violent racism on Black wealth that erupted in the post-Reconstruction period after the Civil War and continued throughout the 20th century and beyond. It was disappointing, even though highly understandable, …