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There can be no doubt that the cost of college is excessive, burdensome, and downright inhibiting for students looking to get a degree. In the last decade alone, the cost of college has skyrocketed 170%, the average new graduate is $37,000 in debt, and student loan debt now stands at $1.4 trillion total. The trajectory we are on is both …
“Tax Day is upon us, and once again it is a reminder of how intricate and complicated the tax code really is. At nearly 75,000 pages, the code is easily the most onerous thing government ever spawned by government. As Millennials eager for economic opportunity in the short-term and sustainable growth in the long-run, we are hopeful that the President …
American leadership is back and on full display for the world to see. On Thursday evening, president Trump ordered the United States military to strike an airbase in Syria that was used earlier in the week by the Syrian government to attack their opposition with chemical weapons. The attack resulted in the death of 80 people, including innocent men, women, …
President and CEO Jimmy Sengenberger praises Judge Gorsuch as “a good man with impeccable credentials,” urges confirmation Denver, Colo. - Jimmy Sengenberger, 26, President and CEO of the Millennial Policy Center, released the following statement on the pending vote in the United States Senate on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court: “As a Coloradan and …
As the debate over repealing and replacing Obamacare continues, one question that has been left out of the equation is how it could impact Millennials in America. The Millennial Policy Center explores this topic in a new video web series on healthcare reform in America.
I will not mince words. Minimum wage laws are anti-minority, anti-immigrant, and anti-teenager in outcome. If we genuinely desire upward mobility for these disadvantaged groups, we must not only oppose increased minimum wage laws as represented by the fight for $15, but oppose minimum wage at any rate. Note that I did not say minimum wage laws are harmful in …
President and CEO Jimmy Sengenberger expresses concern over future of life under Obamacare, need for #PiecemealRepeal Denver, Colo. - Jimmy Sengenberger, 26, President and CEO of the Millennial Policy Center, released the following statement: “The decision by Republican leaders in Congress to pull the American Health Care Act is a tremendous setback for the essential effort to repeal and replace …
President and CEO Jimmy Sengenberger asserts “wise decision” to indefinitely postpone American Health Care Act vote Denver, Colo. - Jimmy Sengenberger, 26, President and CEO of the Millennial Policy Center, released the following statement on the House Republican decision to postpone today’s scheduled vote on the American Health Care Act: “The move by House Republican leadership to postpone today’s scheduled …
It is essential that any substantial healthcare reform measures repeal the Affordable Care Act and tackle the barriers to affordable, consumer-driven healthcare that remain. By unleashing individual choice, opportunity, and market incentives, a truly vibrant health insurance market will start to replace a stagnant system utterly lacking in innovation and bound up in red tape. Meaningful access to quality care, …
Writing in The Hill, Millennial Policy Center Fellow Juliana Darrow explores the benefits of health savings accounts and how they fit into the American Health Care Act: “On Monday, Republicans released their much-anticipated replacement proposal, The American Healthcare Act (AHCA). The alternative to the Affordable Care Act has the potential to actually make healthcare more affordable for Americans. The goal …
