West Virginia native, narrative builder, bourbon drinker, civic optimist, master baker, organization builder, and change maker. My views are my own.
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Este Griffith retweeted
Beginning Oct. 2027, states will be required to pay a portion of SNAP benefits depending on their SNAP payment error rate.
States could face huge budgetary swings based solely on luck of the draw: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Este Griffith retweeted
Learn more: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Este Griffith retweeted
OBBBA shifts a portion of SNAP benefit payments onto states, based on a given state’s “payment error rate.” Lauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach warn that this cost shift will fluctuate unpredictably and considerably from year to year solely based on random chance.
Este Griffith retweeted
In July 1910, President Taft argued that everyone should take three months off each year. Today, the U.S. is the only high-income country that does not guarantee workers paid time off.
@BetseyStevenson makes the case for a federal guarantee for earned paid time off:
ALT President William Howard Taft argued in 1910 that everyone should take three months off each year because there “is such a thing as exhausting the capital of one’s health and constitution”
Este Griffith retweeted
In 1985, nearly 1 in 5 wage and salary workers were members of a union. In 2025, 1 in 10 workers were members of a union.
Lauren Bauer and Tia Cole offer six economic facts about union density: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Este Griffith retweeted
Union density is at an all-time low: In 2025, one in 10 workers were members of a union.
These six economic facts describe trends in union density in the U.S. 📊⬇️
Este Griffith retweeted
“We must avoid being lulled into complacency.” Former Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin warns that enormous damage has been done to the economy, yet markets and the economy may not yet react until it is far harder to get back on track: as.ft.com/r/12bcf6aa-3158-4b…
Este Griffith retweeted
What you need to know about SNAP work requirements:
- They do not increase employment.
- They cause a large decrease in participation in SNAP.
- They impose burdens on workers, even those outside the policy’s intended target.
Learn more: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Este Griffith retweeted
An overwhelming majority of American workers—over 90 percent—support the right to earned time off.
@BetseyStevenson explains what a federal guarantee of earned paid time off could look like—and how it would benefit all workers: hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Este Griffith retweeted
This Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting the crucial role that women play in the labor force: As of January 2026, labor force participation among prime-age women is a record 78.5 percent.
Dive into the data: hamiltonproject.org/data/tra…
Este Griffith retweeted
In another NYT op-ed & elsewhere, @HawleyMO drew a line against "cutting health care for the working poor" teapawt.net/HawleyMO/status/192270…
Work requirements unequivocally fail that test, threatening health care for many workers b/c of the instability of real-world low-wage jobs 6/6
Este Griffith retweeted
Trump Adm officials' op-ed argues ppl who work “inconsistently” aren’t “truly needy,” presumably on the theory they could work more hours
But on top of health, caregiving, & other barriers, new analysis finds most low-income service workers want more hours than they get 5/
Este Griffith retweeted
Why? B/c service sector jobs are volatile. Ppl working in retail or restaurants or home care end up w/spells of unemployment & low hours.
And these are #s from a good labor market; in a recession, even more pple w/strong labor force attachment would be unemployed 3/
Este Griffith retweeted
Key finding: among low-income service workers in 2022, 64% would have failed an 80-hour/month work requirement in at least 1 month, including > 1/3 of those who worked >= 80 hours/month ON AVERAGE over the course of the year 2/
Este Griffith retweeted
A striking admission in Trump officials’ work requirements NYT op-ed: many working ppl who “work inconsistently throughout the year” will lose Medicaid & SNAP
New @hamiltonproj brief by @LizAnanat, @agpines, Olivia Howard shows this is true - and why hamiltonproject.org/publicat… 1/
Este Griffith retweeted
“The economic effects may not be earth-shattering with respect to the aggregate economy, but earth-shattering with respect to individuals who are going to bear the brunt of this.” @WendyEdelberg spoke to @CNN about Trump’s federal funding freeze: cnn.com/2025/01/29/business/…
Este Griffith retweeted
"For low-income renting households, about a third of their expenditures go toward rent. For those reasons, many are describing the current situation as a 'housing crisis.'"
@WendyEdelberg explains the US housing shortage and possible fixes in a new video.
brookings.edu/articles/what-…
Este Griffith retweeted
The United States is the only high-income country that does not guarantee workers paid time off as part of national workplace standards. In her proposal, @BetseyStevenson makes the case for a federal guarantee for earned paid time off. hamiltonproject.org/publicat…
Este Griffith retweeted
The cost of housing has climbed steeply over the last four years. In a new video, @WendyEdelberg explains what's behind that increase, why the US faces a housing shortage, and what Washington can do to address the problem.
brookings.edu/articles/what-…
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Should the U.S. replace income taxes with tariffs? At our event earlier this month, @PIIE’s Maurice Obstfeld argued that tariffs are an inefficient and outdated way to raise revenue. hamiltonproject.org/event/ac…