Tarren Bragdon, Author at The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

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Tarren Bragdon

Tarren Bragdon is the CEO and founder of the Foundation for Government Accountability, where he focuses on advancing reforms that move individuals from welfare to work.

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by Tarren Bragdon | May 12, 2021

Can we solve poverty just by handing out money? What about unemployment? President Biden and many of the Democrats in Washington, D.C., think so. Their decision to extend the $300 weekly unemployment insurance (UI) bonus is continuing to drive unemployment…