If the U.S. Congress increases federal cigarette taxes and faces long-term declines in the sale of cigarettes as a result of the increases, so too will Texas face declining state tax revenue.
Family
Empowerment Accounts: 21st Century Safety-Net Reform
Frankie Johnson, a college-educated single mother from Washington, D.C., moved to Atlanta to distance herself and daughter from an abusive husband. Without a job or place to live, she sought government assistance for childcare and transitional housing. While she waited for this assistance, she was offered a job paying $70,000. She turned it down. Why?...
September 12, 2022