Biography
Hunter Blair was a budget analyst at EPI from 2016 to 2020, in which capacity he researched tax, budget, and infrastructure policy. He attended New York University, where he majored in math and economics. Blair received his master’s in economics from Cornell University.
Education
B.A., Mathematics and Economics, New York University
Master’s degree, Economics, Cornell University
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How Southern state policymakers can strengthen democracy and protect voter health during the coronavirus pandemic
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States continue to see record-high levels of initial unemployment insurance claims, including in the South
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The South’s worst unemployment numbers may be yet to come given social distancing delays in the region
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Higher rates of poverty and incarceration put front-line workers and communities in Southern states at greater risk from the coronavirus
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The CARES Act’s aid to state and local governments isn’t enough to shield vital public services from the coronavirus shock: Lessons from the Great Recession tell us why
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Southern state policymakers must do more to respond to the coronavirus pandemic: Medicaid expansion, emergency paid sick leave, and dedicated public health resources are especially needed
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As investment continues to decline, the Trump tax cuts remain nothing but a handout to the rich
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Who’s paying now?: The explicit and implicit costs of the current early care and education system
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News from EPI › Year-end budget deal shouldn’t include temporary tax breaks for special interests
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On its second anniversary, the TCJA has cut taxes for corporations, but nothing has trickled down
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Still terrible at two: The Trump tax act delivered big benefits to the rich and corporations but nearly none for working families
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Bipartisan Senate budget bill could damage the economy during recessions
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act isn’t working and there’s no reason to think that will change
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Government programs kept tens of millions out of poverty in 2018
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It’s not trickling down: New data provides no evidence that the TCJA is working as its proponents claimed it would
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Detailed estimates for policies in EPI’s ‘Budget for Shared Prosperity’
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EPI’s model federal budget and tax plan: How we can raise the revenue needed to provide universal health care, strengthen safety nets, and shore up public investment
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It’s Tax Day again, and there’s still no reason to believe the Republicans’ corporate tax cuts are doing anything for working people
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Progressive tax reform requires a healthy IRS
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Heading into the midterms, there’s still no evidence that the TCJA is working as promised
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Locking in further regressive tax cuts would just make the TCJA worse
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Data continues to show little evidence that tax cuts are trickling down to typical workers, and now House Republicans want a do-over
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Last week’s GDP data shows there’s still no reason to think the TCJA’s corporate rate cuts are trickling down to workers
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‘The People’s Budget’: Analysis of the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget for fiscal year 2019
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The likely economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Higher incomes for the top, no discernible effect on wage growth for typical American workers
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The Trump administration doubles down in the Wall Street Journal on why trickle-down really does work
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For Tax Day, a reminder that economic arguments for the GOP tax plan have no theoretical basis
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The Trump tax cuts should be repealed, not made even worse by making individual tax cuts permanent
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A balanced budget amendment would be extraordinarily dangerous for the economy
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The Trump administration’s infrastructure plan remains empty talk and will be paid for by cuts to programs that help working people