Getting Behind by Getting Ahead

David Blatt at OK Policy does a nice job of explaning the “cliff effect”, whereby people lose important public benefits as their earnings increase. This means that struggling families who manage to raise their incomes face a sort of “tax” on their efforts toward economic self-sufficiency: The cliff effect is most dramatic for Medicaid health [...]

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Numbers We Need

Oklahoma Policy Institute puts out a monthly publication called Numbers You Need, capturing key economic and budget trends in Oklahoma. It’s a good quick way to keep track of conditions in our state. Their February report (PDF) indicates that the state is faring better than the rest of the nation, with key indicators moving more [...]

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Poverty Fact of the Day

“Of the more than 10 million families living in poverty in the United States, only 7 percent receive all four major types of support — tax credits, Medicaid, Food Stamps and child care — for which they qualify, and one in four families living below the poverty line receives no benefits at all, according to [...]

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Webinar: Working Women and Social Security

The National Women’s Law Center is hosting a webinar on September 10, noon Central time, called “Planning for the Future: What Working Women Need to Know about Social Security and Retirement Savings.” The webinar is aimed at service providers, advocates, and individuals. Registration is free – Register here.

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