What Are the Presidential Candidates Saying About Poverty and Opportunity?
A new report in Stanford University’s Pathways magazine examines the positions and proposals of the 2016 presidential candidates on issues of poverty and economic mobility. What Are the Presidential Candidates Saying About Poverty and Opportunity? finds broad agreement among Republicans and Democrats that poverty and economic opportunity are critical issues, noting that the candidates are focusing more attention on these problems than in past elections. The report details each candidate’s proposals in three categories – family, work and wages, and education – each of which align with the recent bipartisan consensus report on poverty and opportunity by the AEI/Brookings Working Group.