Currently, 37 states have a program offering people with cognitive disabilities jobs that pay subminimum wages before moving on to higher-paying jobs. But that doesn’t always happen.
Vice President Kamala Harris wants to erase medical debt for millions of Americans. The issue is getting more airtime leading up to November’s election.
Among economic themes, Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the need to protect Social Security and Medicare, and a tax cut for middle-income households.
!["The [14(c)] program was set up to push people into the community setting, but that's just not happening," explained The Washington Post reporter Caitlin Gilbert.](https://img.apmcdn.org/4b065910fd2962ef038721b0276bd714182c35c6/uncropped/9fc572-2024-09-gettyimages-635311622-e1725464073516-webp2000.webp)
!["For most everyday people going through their lives, they will enter into these [arbitration] agreements without realizing it," said David Horton, a law professor at UC Davis.](https://img.apmcdn.org/65bab014d1d40d98ad79bc486a879d95df6c1d0e/uncropped/013509-2024-08-gettyimages-1033774358-e1724424278895-webp2000.webp)
