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Podcast: Long Term Deficit Projections Highlight Need for Action
December 16, 2008
This podcast discusses a report that provides updated long-term federal budget projections. The report describes the factors driving the big increases in deficits and debt projected for the next several decades, such as rapidly rising health care costs and revenues that are inadequate to cover even current expenditures. This podcast features the Center's Executive Director Robert … -
Podcast: How Will the Economic Downturn Affect Poverty? Can Today's Safety Net Cope?
November 24, 2008
This podcast discusses the findings of an analysis, which: examines the impact of recent recessions on poverty and deep poverty (incomes below half of the poverty line); discusses recent changes in the safety net that could weaken its ability to address the increase in need during this downturn; and outlines steps Congress can take as part of an upcoming economic recovery … -
Podcast: Examining the New 2007 Census Data on Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Coverage
August 26, 2008
This podcast covers the following: What do the new data show about poverty and poverty trends for the population as a whole and for specific demographic groups such as children and racial minorities? What do the data show regarding trends in income and in income disparities? What do the data show about the number and …
