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"The idea of a benevolent billionaire is a uniquely American phenomenon and a function of the country's tax exemption code for foundations. In European countries with a developed social safety net, or China, where there are restrictions on donations, philanthropy has very little power compared with the state.” Megan Tompkins-Stange on wealth, philanthropy, and the pandemic.
Washington Post
"We're going to get some gains coming out of this pandemic, but we want to make sure that those gains are more evenly shared, and that we're supporting workers at the bottom and not just workers at the top." Betsey Stevenson on policies that support women reentering the workforce.
Bloomberg News
"This is the boldest vision laid out by an American President for fighting poverty in at least a half a century. But it starts with a really simple idea... the government has a reason to make sure that [raising children] is done well." Luke Shaefer on the child allowance policy in Biden's COVID relief package.
NPR
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