The Moment for New Ideas is Now
by Chad Maisel—Project 2029 Executive Director Over coffee recently, I asked a fellow Democratic policy wonk a simple question: what are we “for?” She paused for an uncomfortably long moment, then pointed to the Affordable Care Act’s premium tax credits — the expiring subsidies that were at the center of last year’s government shutdown. To be sure, they matter; millions rely on them to afford coverage. But in a moment this consequential we have a problem if our primary counter message for the...
