Putting Cash in Parents’ Pockets: An Executive Action Plan for the Next Presidential Administration

The article proposes four executive actions to provide guaranteed cash payments to families with young children without relying on congressional approval, addressing a systemic lifecycle mismatch where high child-rearing costs coincide with reduced parental earnings. This financial precarity is highlighted by data showing that 25 percent of new mothers experience poverty and millions of families struggle to meet basic needs due to rising living costs and recent policy cuts. The authors argue that direct cash assistance is necessary to stabilize family economic security, contrasting the US with other nations that have already implemented large-scale support programs for young families.

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