
Shai Akabas
@shaiakabas
Economic Policy @BPC_bipartisan; budget, debt limit, taxes, retirement security & some other stuff mixed in
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http://bipartisanpolicy.org/topics/economy/ 26-05-2009 03:36:07
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🧵🙌 Really amped to be mentioned in the @NYTimes (alongside the single most thoughtful voice on personal finance, Ramit Sethi, no less!) Quick dive into a pressing issue: how public policy affects access to emergency savings accounts and our ability to build financial buffers. 💰👇


The Ways & Means Committee reported out a mammoth bill as part of the reconciliation process this AM, estimated at a cost of $3.8T (or $5.3T if all provisions are made permanent). What's in it? Fred Hernandez, Aaron Till & Rachel Snyderman have answers bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/2025…





The recent Moody's downgrade of U.S. debt and what we saw this week in the bond markets should concern every American. We're headed for trouble and the warnings are loud and clear. Bipartisan Policy Center's latest: bipartisanpolicy.org/blog/moodys-do…

Treasury booked $16.5B in tariff revenue yesterday (or probably slightly less given how deposits are reported)--a transfer reflecting most collections from the past month. It's likely the largest tariff inflow in U.S. history. Bipartisan Policy Center tracker bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/tari…
