02798nam 2200565Ia 450 991082158830332120200520144314.01-282-54680-597866125468080-8157-0458-5(CKB)2520000000007959(EBL)472721(OCoLC)557661274(SSID)ssj0000335327(PQKBManifestationID)11251345(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335327(PQKBWorkID)10272300(PQKB)11191713(MiAaPQ)EBC472721(EXLCZ)99252000000000795920091009d2010 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrBoosting paychecks the politics of supporting America's working poor /Daniel P. Gitterman1st ed.Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20101 online resource (194 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-0308-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; Boosting Paychecks in America; The Political Origins of Federal Taxes on Individual Income; The Political Origins of the Federal Minimum Wage; Reagan, Bush, and a New Era in the Politics of Boosting Paychecks; Clinton and the Fight over Tax Relief for the Working Poor or the Middle Class; George W. Bush and the Return of Across-the-Board Tax Relief; Toward a New Bargain?; The Past and Future Politics of Boosting Paychecks; References; Index; Back CoverWhen most people think of policies designed to help the poor, welfare is the first program that comes to mind. Traditionally welfare has served individuals who do not work-hence much of the stigma that some attach to the program. An equally important strand of American social policy, however, is meant to support low-wage workers and their families. In Boosting Paychecks, Daniel Gitterman illuminates this often neglected part of the American safety net.Gitterman focuses on two sets of policy instruments that have been used to aid the working poor since the early twentieth century: the federalWorking poorGovernment policyUnited StatesWorking poorTaxationUnited StatesMinimum wageUnited StatesWorking poorGovernment policyWorking poorTaxationMinimum wage331.5/40973Gitterman Daniel Paul1681831MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821588303321Boosting paychecks4203645UNINA