Liya Palagashvili
@MissLiyaP
Economist @Mercatus Center @GeorgeMasonU. Data Users Committee for @BLS_gov. Scholar @nyulaw. @Forbes 30under30 in Law&Policy. Former economics professor @suny.
🚨I took this picture on February 27, 2020, after my first briefing on the Hill on portable benefits for independent workers 🔈 My pitch was simple: Remove the legal barriers that prevent the flow of benefits to independent workers 🎆Today, the U.S. House introduced that bill!
Some regimes are terrifying: The next Iranian massacre is unfolding in plain sight washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
"AI can’t generate genuine prices, account for opportunity costs, or bear entrepreneurial risk. Economic vitality still depends on free exchange, not on optimization routines run in sterile data centers." @Marian_L_Tupy & @PeterBoettke wsj.com/opinion/algori… via @WSJopinion
Kim and Patrice are also part of the Portable Benefits DREAM TEAM! Listen to their testimonies from yesterday's Senate hearing: youtube.com/watch?v=lEcSeZ…
Strong team effort today with @PatricePinkFile of @IWF fighting for independent contractors in the U.S. Senate 👊
🚨Today! Testifying for Senate @GOPHELP alongside @thekimkavin on #freelancers and ways to support the over 70 million freelancers, gig workers, and self-employed professionals in America. @iwf Watch live: help.senate.gov/hearings/freed…
"We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse." nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opi…
Portable benefits were once a fringe idea. Now? ✅ Several bills in Congress ✅ Laws passed in UT, WI, TN, AL ✅ WSJ editorial endorsement ✅ Workers using accounts in PA & GA The revolution is here — and it’s flexible, voluntary, and worker-first. 📩 liyapalagashvili.substack.com/p/portable-ben…
Great read and link to resources on portable benefits from @MissLiyaP including some instrumental work of her own on ushering reforms. The opportunity for #selfemployment and #smallbusiness career pathways to get even better is upon us. open.substack.com/pub/liyapalaga… @AFPhq
Learn more about flexible work arrangements from the venerable godmother of the portable benefits revolution, @MissLiyaP, in Episode 66 of @freethe_economy: youtube.com/watch?v=V9OvEq…
Portable benefits were once a fringe idea. Now? ✅ Several bills in Congress ✅ Laws passed in UT, WI, TN, AL ✅ WSJ editorial endorsement ✅ Workers using accounts in PA & GA The revolution is here — and it’s flexible, voluntary, and worker-first. 📩 liyapalagashvili.substack.com/p/portable-ben…
The portable benefits bill, just passed in @EdWorkforceCmte, builds on years of work and research led by the incredible @MissLiyaP. Amazing to see @RepKiley directly citing our study (w/ @MBjoerkheim). #evidencebasedpolicy for the win.🧠📊 🔗 Our study: bit.ly/44MiGLq
Fantastic work, @R_Sharfuddin_ ! 🎉
Sometimes DC moves fast—and that’s worth celebrating. Two months ago, I wrote about making worker training expenses fully deductible. Now I see it in the national AI Action Plan. Businesses know what skills workers need. Let’s give them the tools to invest in people. More soon!
Sometimes DC moves fast—and that’s worth celebrating. Two months ago, I wrote about making worker training expenses fully deductible. Now I see it in the national AI Action Plan. Businesses know what skills workers need. Let’s give them the tools to invest in people. More soon!
🤝 Major moment on Capitol Hill! @SenBillCassidy joined @MissLiyaP for a discussion on his new legislative package for portable benefits. From caregivers to freelancers, millions of independent workers could gain access to healthcare and retirement savings. Policy progress in…
Witnesses have just been publicly announced for this week's U.S. Senate hearing on independent-contractor policy. I will be at the table, making sure all of us have a voice that rings loudly and clearly, all throughout the land! help.senate.gov/hearings/freed…
Senator Bill Cassidy has introduced legislation that could reshape how millions of independent workers access benefits. It’s time for Congress to act. | @MissLiyaP trib.al/xlCHBt0
My latest in @NRO on @SenBillCassidy's portable benefits bill and how it modernizes our benefits system to provide better support for all workers--not just employees
Senator Bill Cassidy has introduced legislation that could reshape how millions of independent workers access benefits. It’s time for Congress to act. | @MissLiyaP trib.al/uV6GrhQ