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The Assets Report 2012

Our annual analysis of the federal government’s spending to promote asset building. Find out how much is out there and how it is spent.
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Who Benefits the Most?

The US will spend $548 billion this year supporting asset building. Visit this innovative infographic to find out who benefits the most and what we can do to make those dollars work better.
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Kindergarten to College

The City of San Francisco is opening savings accounts dedicated to college attendance for all kindergartners. Click here to read more about this exciting and innovative program.
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Creating a Financial Stake in College

In this new series of reports, Professor William Elliott III outlines the case for improving access to children's savings as a way to promote college access and success. Read the first report: "Why Policymakers Should Care about Children's Savings."
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"We Don't Do Banks"

More than 9 million American households are unbanked. Rourke O'Brien talks to CalWORKS recipients to try and find out how they manage their money, and whether bank accounts help or hurt.
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Articles and Op-Eds

Big Idea: Give Every Child a $500 Savings Plan
April 23 | GOOD Magazine
Justin King
Tax Day 2012: Two Views
April 17 | Spotlight on Poverty
Reid Cramer
What My Television Says About Our Broken Tax Code
April 16 | Mother Jones
Rachel Black
It's the Wealth Gap, Stupid
February 13 | Mother Jones
Reid Cramer
Nothing Right About This ‘Cure’
February 13 | Akron Beacon Journal
David Rothstein
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Recent & Upcoming Events

Borrow: The American Way of Debt
Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 12:15pm | Washington
Encore Careers
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:15pm | Washington
Why Don’t American Cities Burn?
Friday, February 17, 2012 - 12:15pm | Washington
Economic Mobility: What’s the Problem and What to Do About It?
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 12:15pm | Washington
Beyond Our Means: Why America Spends While the World Saves
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 4:00pm | Washington
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Asset Building Video Interviews

Click below to watch short interviews with key experts that distill our events, policy papers and commentary down to the essentials.

The Ladder Blog

Event Summary: "Borrow: The American Way of Debt"
Hannah Emple
Monday, May 21, 2012
On May 17th, the Asset Building Program hosted author and historian Louis Hyman to discuss his new book Borrow: The American Way of Debt. Janis Bowdler from the Wealth Building Policy Project at the National Council of La Raza contributed her take on the book and Reid Cramer moderated the...
Why Poverty in the U.S. is Worse Than it Seems
Rachel Black
Friday, May 18, 2012
Slate's new map of the week plots the U.S. poverty rate by county with data from 2007 to 2010. At first, it reveals a straightforward story: The Great Recession made poverty worse. Everywhere.As bad as the picture looks, though, it’s actually a rosy rendition.
Asset Building News Week, May 14-18
Hannah Emple
Friday, May 18, 2012
The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news and developments in the asset building field. This week's topics include housing, women in poverty, access to public assistance, banking, student loan...
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The Assets Report 2012

DOES THE FEDERAL BUDGET SUPPORT SAVING AND WEALTH DEVELOPMENT? FOR WHOM?

The Assets Report 2012 answers these questions. The Assets Report Data Visualization tells the story of how American families benefit (and don’t benefit) from current federal spending and recommends polices that could improve this outlook.

Podcasts

The Sidebar: Putin’s New Term & Updates on Immigration in the US
May 11, 2012
The Sidebar: Human rights in China and the U.S. Federal student loan interest rate debate
May 3, 2012
The Sidebar: Internet Policy & National Security Rhetoric
April 20, 2012
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Asset Building Program Staff

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Rachel Black
Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program

Rachel Black is a Policy Analyst in the Asset Building Program at the New...

Olivia Calderon
Olivia Calderon
California Legislative Director

Olivia Calderon is the California Legislative Director of the New America...

Pamela Chan
Pamela Chan
Senior Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program

As a senior policy analyst for New America’s Asset Building Program, Pamela...

Reid Cramer
Reid Cramer
Director, Asset Building Program

Reid Cramer is director of the Asset Building Program at the New America...

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William Elliott III
Senior Research Fellow, Asset Building Program

As a Senior Research Fellow in the Asset Building Program of the New America...

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Hannah Emple
Program Associate, Asset Building Program

Hannah Emple is a Program Associate for the Asset Building Program at the...

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Andy Hull
Web Developer

Andy Hull is a Web Developer in the Global Assets Project where he provides...

Justin King
Justin King
Federal Policy Liaison, Asset Building Program

As Federal Policy Liaison of the Asset Building Program at the New America...

Rourke O'Brien
Rourke O'Brien
Research Fellow, Asset Building Program
As a Research Fellow in the Asset Building Program, Rourke O’Brien concentrates...
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Anjana Ravi
Research Associate, Global Assets Project

Anjana Ravi is a research associate for the Global Assets Project at the New...

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David Rothstein
Research Fellow, Asset Building Program

As a research fellow in the Asset Building Program of the New America...

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Aleta Sprague
Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow, Asset Building Program

Aleta Sprague is a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow in the Asset Building...

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Vishnu Sridharan
Program Associate, Global Asset Project

Vishnu Sridharan is a program associate with the Global Assets Project....

Nicole Tosh
Nicole Tosh
Research Associate, Global Assets Project; Staff Assistant

Nicole Tosh is a Research Associate in the Global Assets Project where she...

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Eric Tyler
Program Associate, Global Assets Project

As a program associate for the Global Assets Project, Eric Tyler provides...

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Jamie M. Zimmerman
Director, Global Assets Project, Asset Building Program

Jamie M. Zimmerman is Director of the Global Assets Project at the New...

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