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The Universal Savings Credit, Christian Weller, Sam Ungar
The Universal Savings Credit, Christian Weller, Sam Ungar
Christian Weller
The financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 took a tremendous toll on household wealth and shattered the sense of financial security for millions of American families. American households lost more than $20 trillion in wealth (in 2012 dollars) in the Great Recession, and households still had $10 trillion less in wealth at the end of 2012 than they had before the crisis. This massive wealth decline contributed to a widespread loss of economic security, particularly among lower-income and moderate-income families, single women, and communities of color. This economic insecurity can have long-ranging adverse effects on U.S. economic growth as American …
The Universal Savings Credit, Christian Weller, Sam Ungar
The Universal Savings Credit, Christian Weller, Sam Ungar
Public Policy and Public Affairs Faculty Publication Series
The financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 took a tremendous toll on household wealth and shattered the sense of financial security for millions of American families. American households lost more than $20 trillion in wealth (in 2012 dollars) in the Great Recession, and households still had $10 trillion less in wealth at the end of 2012 than they had before the crisis. This massive wealth decline contributed to a widespread loss of economic security, particularly among lower-income and moderate-income families, single women, and communities of color.
This economic insecurity can have long-ranging adverse effects on U.S. economic growth as American …