Building an Economy for All
Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans, not just those at the top, benefit from growth.
What We're Working On
What We're Doing
Investing in a stronger and more equitable economy
We must continue to invest in research, technology, and innovation in a manner that ensures participation and benefits communities that are too often left behind. Only through such an approach can the United States remain at the cutting edge in an increasingly competitive global market.
Strengthening worker power and economic mobility
We need to increase wages, reduce poverty among working families, increase worker power, and create pathways to economic mobility for all.
Raising the floor for basic living standards
Working toward a stronger and more equitable economy for everyone involves rebuilding, expanding, and strengthening America’s social safety net to make it more comprehensive in eligibility and services as well as more flexible in how it can be accessed and used.
Creating a new social compact with business
A new social compact with business includes a regulatory vision that better aligns investors, companies, and the public interest on critical matters such as climate, workers’ rights, and equality.
By the numbers
60M
The families of more than 60 million children have received CTC monthly payments since July 2021.
CAP, “Making the CTC and EITC Expansions Permanent Would Reduce Poverty and Grow the Economy” (2021).
$100
In 32 states, a typical family would save more than $100 per week on child care under the Build Back Better Act.
CAP, “The Build Back Better Act Would Greatly Lower Families’ Child Care Costs” (2021).
$22.5B
In a year, workers and their families lose $22.5 billion in wages due to lack of access to paid family and medical leave.
CAP, “A Real Recovery for Women Cannot Happen Without the Build Back Better Agenda” (2021).
$3.6T
The Build Back Better Act would raise $3.6 trillion in revenue to support investments in an inclusive, high-growth economy.
CAP, “Addressing Tax System Failings That Favor Billionaires and Corporations” (2021).
What You Can Do
Recent work
2022 State Abortion Bans Are a Patchwork of Increasingly Extreme Laws
Tax Breaks for Retirement Savings Do Not Help the Workers Who Need Them Most
Viewpoint 1: The infant formula crisis and our inequitable food system
Prioritizing Racial Equity in Student Mental Health Spending
Latest
Tax Breaks for Retirement Savings Do Not Help the Workers Who Need Them Most
While retirement savings incentives—and those recently proposed in the SECURE Act 2.0—favor the wealthy, reforms should prioritize the low- and middle-income taxpayers most at risk of financial insecurity in retirement.
Viewpoint 1: The infant formula crisis and our inequitable food system
Arohi Pathak explains how the infant formula crisis sheds light on the inequitable food system in the United States.
Rural Communities Need Federal Child Care Investments
Targeted, long-term investments would help the many families in rural America who desperately need child care.
It’s time to end tax deductions for anti-union activity
David Madland writes about why Congress must prohibit firms from deducting the costs of their anti-union activities from their corporate taxes.
How To Address the Administrative Burdens of Accessing the Safety Net
Easing burdens on eligible people participating in government programs can reduce poverty and inequity.
Biden’s Jobs Boom: How Policies Boosted the Labor Market Recovery in 2021
President Biden’s signature legislation, the American Rescue Plan Act, accelerated the economic recovery when it lost momentum; further fiscal steps are necessary to maintain this momentum and reduce economic inequality.
These 19 Fortune 100 Companies Paid Next to Nothing—or Nothing at All—in Taxes in 2021
Analysis shows that during a year of high corporate profits, many of the biggest corporations in America either paid minimal or no federal income taxes.
When contractors pay bad wages, the public shoulders the burden
Karla Walter highlights how new regulations governing the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts will ensure that workers on construction projects receiving federal funding are paid fairly.
Uplifting Women in the Clean Energy Economy
Increasing women’s participation in the clean energy economy will further America’s progress on climate action and improve women's economic security.
Fixing Abandoned Offshore Oil Wells Can Create Jobs and Protect the Ocean
Abandoned and orphaned offshore oil and gas wells are costing taxpayers billions and the Biden administration can take immediate actions to address this ecological and financial crisis.