Editorial: The U.S. cannot afford to be stingy with parents. Revive the expanded child tax credit

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Abandoning this transformational expansion of the child tax credit would set back efforts to lift the next generation out of poverty, writes The Times Editorial Board. (via latimesopinion)

House Democrats are taking a big swing at child poverty in their COVID-19 relief bill. But one year of extra payments isn’t much of a fix.

The American Rescue Plan increased the credit to a maximum of $3,000 for children 6-17 and $3,500 for children under 6, half paid in monthly installments and the other half at tax time.

 

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opinion The tax credits are bullshit. We'll be sending checks forever--until the real problem is fixed. Let's fix the real problem. Fatherless children.

opinion All so the one percent can continue to screw the country.

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