The Success Sequence
What to Know: New research shows that the “Success Sequence”—graduating high school, working full-time and marrying before having children—is a powerful tool for escaping poverty.
The TPPF Take: This is good news, but we need more than the Success Sequence, which doesn’t take into account circumstances we can’t control—such as the availability of jobs.
“You could do everything right and still experience poverty; ultimately, the path to long-term poverty relief includes—but is not limited to—the Success Sequence,” says TPPF’s Vance Ginn. “To maximize opportunities for success, policies should remove obstacles often imposed by governments. This includes ensuring abundant job opportunities, addressing workforce and affordability issues, and streamlining safety nets.”
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Great American Road Trip
What to Know: Have rising gas prices and pandemic policies doomed the Great American Road Trip?
The TPPF Take: Gas prices are skyrocketing, and that’s putting the squeeze on families—needlessly.
“Headlines are awash in news of food and fuel shortages across the world, which are due in large part to the insane policies of the Biden administration that have slowly cut off our ability to prosper,” says TPPF’s Jason Isaac. “In 483 days, we went from being the No. 1 exporter of oil and gas to facing record high gas prices and warnings of shortages across the nation.”
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How Could That Happen?
What to Know: Harris County had a “mostly smooth” election, the Houston Chronicle reports.
The TPPF Take: You mean the Houston Chronicle that predicted catastrophe caused by the Legislature’s election reforms?
“In the Houston Chronicle, Texans are portrayed as gullible rubes at best—if not evil, calculating racists,” says TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester. “The media doesn’t seem able to accept that conservatives don’t win elections in Texas because of rigged election rules; over the past two decades, conservatives have won with whatever rules were on the books. Texans elect conservatives because they share their principles and they like their ideas.”
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