This is the introduction to Holes in the Safety Net: Federalism and Poverty (Ezra Rosser ed., Cambridge University Press, 2019). The introduction covers the major themes of federalism and anti-poverty work in the United States and includes links to the other chapters in the book

While the aggregate tax system is mildly progressive, state and local tax systems are notably regressive. The lowest 95 percent of all income earners pay on average a higher percent of their income in state and local taxes than their share of aggregate income. By comparison, the top 5 percent of...

Die Arbeit in einem sozialhilferechtlichen Beschäftigungsprogramm kann eine Voraussetzung sein, um Leistungen der Sozialhilfe und der Nothilfe (Art. 12 BV) zu erhalten. Diese Dissertation untersucht, inwiefern diese Anspruchsvoraussetzung für die Leistungen der subsidiären sozialstaatlichen...