Kate Gallagher Robbins

@kfgrobbins.bsky.social

Senior Fellow @npwf.bsky.social. Formerly CLASP, CAP, NWLC. Go Blue. High-altitude hiker living in the Land of Enchantment. She/her.

60% increase in credit card debt in the last 5 years is where the affordability crisis was always heading. The result of government's failure to 1) provide public goods 2) regulate markets and 3) invest in the social safety net the care economy is a good example of this 🧵 (1/?)

Credit card debt surges in U.S. as high interest rates make it harder to pay off

Americans owe more than a trillion dollars in credit card debt, up 60% from just five years ago. Meanwhile, higher interest rates make debt even more difficult to pay off, a downward spiral causing cr...

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I'm so excited to be releasing our care report card. States have made a lot of progress on care policy in the past two years! go.tcf.org/CareReport26 Still, with most states earning a D or lower, there's still a lot of work to be done. Read our care report card to find out how your state scores:

Care Matters: A 2026 State Report Card on Care Affordability and Access

Download the Care Matters: A 2026 State Report Card on Care Affordability and Access PDF Care and caregiving are foundational to how society

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Today, I stood with the All Pueblo Council of Governors and the New Mexico Congressional Delegation with one clear message for Donald Trump: Chaco Canyon is not for sale. Once Trump damages the land around Chaco, it cannot be undone.