Tag: paid parental leave
Policies tried by countries like Sweden might prevent the fertility rate from falling further. The decline in the fertility rate is a significant development, not just in the U.S. but around the world. Some laud the trend as an example of women’s ability to control their destiny; others decry it as an economic catastrophe. Regardless…
Not all new ideas are good ideas. Recently two proposals have emerged that would essentially allow individuals to tap Social Security today in exchange for lower benefits in the future. The first was Congressman Tom Garrett’s (R-VA) Student Security Act of 2017, which would allow young people to pay off a portion of their student…
