Este Griffith
@esteg.bsky.social
Managing Director | The Hamilton Project | Brookings
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For every $1 spent in SNAP, up to $1.80 is created in local economic activity.
Cutting SNAP doesn’t just starve families, it starves towns.
Cutting SNAP doesn’t just starve families, it starves towns.
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
For every $1 spent in SNAP, up to $1.80 is created in local economic activity.
Cutting SNAP doesn’t just starve families, it starves towns.
Cutting SNAP doesn’t just starve families, it starves towns.
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Have any questions about #SNAP? We're going to take on the big ones today at 12:30pm.
Sign up here:
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October 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Have any questions about #SNAP? We're going to take on the big ones today at 12:30pm.
Sign up here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Sign up here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Join @hamiltonproject.org today at 12:30 PM ET, to hear from @klobuchar.senate.gov, Stacy Dean, Danielle Perry, Diane Schanzenbach, @davidasuper.bsky.social, and @laurenhlb.bsky.social as the clock ticks down on SNAP funding: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host an event to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the progra...
www.hamiltonproject.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Join @hamiltonproject.org today at 12:30 PM ET, to hear from @klobuchar.senate.gov, Stacy Dean, Danielle Perry, Diane Schanzenbach, @davidasuper.bsky.social, and @laurenhlb.bsky.social as the clock ticks down on SNAP funding: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
The USDA has announced that no SNAP benefits will be issued on November 1. Join us this Thursday, October 30 at 12:30 PM ET to understand what this means for families, communities, and the economy: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Addressing threats to the SNAP program - The Hamilton Project
On October 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution will host an event to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the progra...
www.hamiltonproject.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The USDA has announced that no SNAP benefits will be issued on November 1. Join us this Thursday, October 30 at 12:30 PM ET to understand what this means for families, communities, and the economy: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
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📢 NEW: We are pleased to announce that @klobuchar.senate.gov will be joining our event tomorrow to deliver remarks on SNAP.
Additionally, @fooddepository.bsky.social’s Danielle Perry is joining our panel of leading experts. See the updated agenda and RSVP: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Additionally, @fooddepository.bsky.social’s Danielle Perry is joining our panel of leading experts. See the updated agenda and RSVP: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
📢 NEW: We are pleased to announce that @klobuchar.senate.gov will be joining our event tomorrow to deliver remarks on SNAP.
Additionally, @fooddepository.bsky.social’s Danielle Perry is joining our panel of leading experts. See the updated agenda and RSVP: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
Additionally, @fooddepository.bsky.social’s Danielle Perry is joining our panel of leading experts. See the updated agenda and RSVP: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/addres...
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If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.
I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.
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Total federal spending is up +7% in 2025 over 2024 year-to-date to Oct 20.
The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere.
Was -7% just after Inauguration Day.
The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere.
Was -7% just after Inauguration Day.
October 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Total federal spending is up +7% in 2025 over 2024 year-to-date to Oct 20.
The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere.
Was -7% just after Inauguration Day.
The story that the fed govt is tightening its belt is contradicted by its own real-time expenditure data. Admin spectacularly hammering some things but raising spending elsewhere.
Was -7% just after Inauguration Day.
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FYI:
@hamiltonproject.org's federal expenditure tracker continues to update daily. And is now updated with the Monthly Treasury Statement for September.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
@hamiltonproject.org's federal expenditure tracker continues to update daily. And is now updated with the Monthly Treasury Statement for September.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
Tracking federal expenditures in real time - The Hamilton Project
Track federal expenditures and filter by department, program, and more. Data are updated daily.
www.hamiltonproject.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
FYI:
@hamiltonproject.org's federal expenditure tracker continues to update daily. And is now updated with the Monthly Treasury Statement for September.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
@hamiltonproject.org's federal expenditure tracker continues to update daily. And is now updated with the Monthly Treasury Statement for September.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
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NEW: I wrote for @politico.com Nightly about how some economists think the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could make the U.S. less prepared for a potential recession.
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POLITICO Nightly
Tomorrow’s conversation, tonight. Know where the news is going next.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NEW: I wrote for @politico.com Nightly about how some economists think the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could make the U.S. less prepared for a potential recession.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Reposted by Este Griffith
This is false; I fear that whoever wrote this statement doesn’t know what these adjectives mean.
September 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is false; I fear that whoever wrote this statement doesn’t know what these adjectives mean.
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ICYMI, this weekend USDA announced that it would not field the Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey - the source of information about the state of food insecurity and hunger in America - this December.
The press release is full of falsehoods:
www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...
The press release is full of falsehoods:
www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...
This is false; I fear that whoever wrote this statement doesn’t know what these adjectives mean.
September 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
ICYMI, this weekend USDA announced that it would not field the Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey - the source of information about the state of food insecurity and hunger in America - this December.
The press release is full of falsehoods:
www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...
The press release is full of falsehoods:
www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...
For most of this year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has lacked a quorum. How has this affected NLRB actions?
Olivia Howard, @laurenhlb.bsky.social, @cmcnich.bsky.social, and Margaret Poydock explore the data: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Olivia Howard, @laurenhlb.bsky.social, @cmcnich.bsky.social, and Margaret Poydock explore the data: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data - The Hamilton Project
Olivia Howard, Lauren Bauer, Celine McNicholas, and Margaret Poydock use administrative data from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to assess the number of cases the NLRB closed, the reason th...
www.hamiltonproject.org
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
For most of this year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has lacked a quorum. How has this affected NLRB actions?
Olivia Howard, @laurenhlb.bsky.social, @cmcnich.bsky.social, and Margaret Poydock explore the data: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Olivia Howard, @laurenhlb.bsky.social, @cmcnich.bsky.social, and Margaret Poydock explore the data: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Do you struggle to track of what's happening on important areas of policy? Hutchins Center @brookings.edu put together a great list of trackers to help you understand what's happening on immigration, tariffs, and more! www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
Tracking Trump's actions on tariffs, the environment, immigration, and more | Brookings
www.brookings.edu
August 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Do you struggle to track of what's happening on important areas of policy? Hutchins Center @brookings.edu put together a great list of trackers to help you understand what's happening on immigration, tariffs, and more! www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
excellent piece with great analysis from @budgetlab.bsky.social
President Trump's tariffs are expected to cost households an average of $2,400 per year, according to the Budget Lab at Yale University.
They estimate food prices could rise more than 3 percent and car prices could rise 12 percent.
They estimate food prices could rise more than 3 percent and car prices could rise 12 percent.
Cars, coffee and clothing are poised to get pricier with new tariffs
The Trump administration’s latest tariffs are expected to drive up prices for U.S. consumers, with costs rising for everyday items such as groceries and clothes.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
excellent piece with great analysis from @budgetlab.bsky.social
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What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
August 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What to make of POTUS's attempt to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)?
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
Let's run down what knowledgable people are saying...
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There are various ways to evaluate recent trends in real pay, including using different pay and inflation measures and reference periods. These factors can lead to different conclusions about trends in real pay in the United States.
Learn more with our updated interactive:
Learn more with our updated interactive:
Has pay kept up with inflation? - The Hamilton Project
An interactive shows changes in real pay using different pay measures and two inflation measures, PCE and CPI.
www.hamiltonproject.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
There are various ways to evaluate recent trends in real pay, including using different pay and inflation measures and reference periods. These factors can lead to different conclusions about trends in real pay in the United States.
Learn more with our updated interactive:
Learn more with our updated interactive:
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How are businesses and trade partners reacting to tariffs? Our updated trade tracker provides insight into:
- Total merchandise trade by industry and country
- Calculated duties on merchandise imports
- Merchandise trade price inflation
- Total merchandise trade by principal end-use
- Total merchandise trade by industry and country
- Calculated duties on merchandise imports
- Merchandise trade price inflation
- Total merchandise trade by principal end-use
Tracking trade amid uncertain and changing tariff policies - The Hamilton Project
Monitor the effects of tariff policies on trade with this interactive tracker showing total merchandise, duties, and price inflation by industry and country.
www.hamiltonproject.org
August 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
How are businesses and trade partners reacting to tariffs? Our updated trade tracker provides insight into:
- Total merchandise trade by industry and country
- Calculated duties on merchandise imports
- Merchandise trade price inflation
- Total merchandise trade by principal end-use
- Total merchandise trade by industry and country
- Calculated duties on merchandise imports
- Merchandise trade price inflation
- Total merchandise trade by principal end-use
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Politicizing federal statistics compromises the ability of policymakers to properly analyze the state of the economy and develop the best policies to ensure prosperity, write former chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse and Gregory Mankiw. Read their new op-ed:
Opinion | Firing the BLS commissioner will come back to haunt Trump
It will compromise policymakers’ ability to analyze the economy and ensure prosperity.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Politicizing federal statistics compromises the ability of policymakers to properly analyze the state of the economy and develop the best policies to ensure prosperity, write former chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers Cecilia Rouse and Gregory Mankiw. Read their new op-ed:
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I’ve harped on the media for very poor reporting of the ways jobs numbers are produced, but I also want to highlight good examples such as @bencasselman.bsky.social at New York Times and this piece by NBC News. Good, informative economic journalism is possible. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Jobs data revisions are common. Here's how the process works.
The commissioner Trump fired over “rigged” jobs report most likely didn’t have a hand in assembling the report, former BLS officials say.
www.nbcnews.com
August 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I’ve harped on the media for very poor reporting of the ways jobs numbers are produced, but I also want to highlight good examples such as @bencasselman.bsky.social at New York Times and this piece by NBC News. Good, informative economic journalism is possible. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Immigration!
It may well be that this is what a healthy labor market in the US looks like now.
From @taraelizwatson.bsky.social, @stanveuger.bsky.social
& me: www.aei.org/wp-content/u...
Labor supply growth has come to a screaming halt. This is the emp growth the US can sustain right now.
It may well be that this is what a healthy labor market in the US looks like now.
From @taraelizwatson.bsky.social, @stanveuger.bsky.social
& me: www.aei.org/wp-content/u...
Labor supply growth has come to a screaming halt. This is the emp growth the US can sustain right now.
August 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Immigration!
It may well be that this is what a healthy labor market in the US looks like now.
From @taraelizwatson.bsky.social, @stanveuger.bsky.social
& me: www.aei.org/wp-content/u...
Labor supply growth has come to a screaming halt. This is the emp growth the US can sustain right now.
It may well be that this is what a healthy labor market in the US looks like now.
From @taraelizwatson.bsky.social, @stanveuger.bsky.social
& me: www.aei.org/wp-content/u...
Labor supply growth has come to a screaming halt. This is the emp growth the US can sustain right now.
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@hamiltonproject.org's trade tracker is updated through May/June.
Check it out here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
#EconSky #Trade
Check it out here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
#EconSky #Trade
July 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@hamiltonproject.org's trade tracker is updated through May/June.
Check it out here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
#EconSky #Trade
Check it out here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
#EconSky #Trade
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The States Forum is here to catalyze popular state-based ideas that reflect the American Promise and can make a difference in people's lives.
Learn more at StatesForum.org
Learn more at StatesForum.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The States Forum is here to catalyze popular state-based ideas that reflect the American Promise and can make a difference in people's lives.
Learn more at StatesForum.org
Learn more at StatesForum.org
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This bill is more budget busting than big and beautiful. We helped balance the budget but Trump’s plan unbalances our finances and our country.
Read my @nytopinion.nytimes.com piece with Bob Rubin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...
Read my @nytopinion.nytimes.com piece with Bob Rubin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...
Opinion | We Both Served as Treasury Secretary. We Know This Bill Is Dangerous.
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This bill is more budget busting than big and beautiful. We helped balance the budget but Trump’s plan unbalances our finances and our country.
Read my @nytopinion.nytimes.com piece with Bob Rubin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...
Read my @nytopinion.nytimes.com piece with Bob Rubin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/o...