There have been some questions on this platform about whether an improved Child Tax Credit, as proposed by Kamala Harris, will actually reduce child poverty. It will and did as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in 2021. The policy of expanding the Child Tax Credit

Actually Conn Carroll, Jordan Weissmann is right. The Child Tax Credit and earned Income Tax Credit are different policies with different objectives. But if you want to write about penalties and the Child Tax Credit, the penalty you should write about are the “baby and child

The Senate’s #ChildTaxCredit vote has been scored as a major vote on the First Focus Campaign for Children Legislative Scorecard.

The Harris Child Tax Credit lifts 3+ million more children out of poverty than the Trump Child Tax Credit.

The Harris Child Tax Credit is $6,000 for newborns, $3,600 for kids to age 6, and $3,000 for kids to age 18 (chart in green and purple but modified to $6,000 for newborns). The Trump Child Tax Credit is $2,000 for some kids up to age 17, but leaves 18 million children behind

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Brian Krassenstein So Donald J. Trump says he is for this… “Because we want more babies, to put it very nicely.” “So we’re pro-family. Nobody’s ever said that before.” But being “pronatalist” is not the same as being pro-family or pro-baby. For example, Trump’s Child Tax Credit leaves 18

From Day 1, Kamala Harris is committing to prioritizing children and families with major improvements to the Child Tax Credit. ✅ $6,000 for newborns ✅ $3,600 for kids up to age 6 ✅ $3,000 for kids up to age 18 ✅ Making the Child Tax Credit fully refundable ✅ Eliminating the

Estimating the long-run effects of a permanent version of the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit. At conventional valuations, benefits to society are nearly ten times costs, from Liz Ananat and Irwin Garfinkel nber.org/papers/w32870

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The biggest difference may be how the Child Tax Credit would impact babies and mothers. Under the Trump Child Tax Credit, some babies would qualify for a $2,000 credit, but many newborns qualify for only partial or no credit if their parents make “too little” to get the full

There has also been a great deal of talk about family values. Again, there is a Child Tax Credit angle. If a parent or caregiver of a child dies, is injured, or suffers from a chronic illness and income drops, the children in a household could have their Child Tax Credit cut or

This thread 🧵 on the Child Tax Credit highlights the vast differences between the Harris and Trump positions. 👇 #VoteKids

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If you are an advocate for the 73 million children and their families, you now know that Kamala Harris will make the Child Tax Credit a priority on Day 1 of her Administration. That Child Tax Credit is $6,000 for newborns, $3,600 for kids up to age 6, and $3,000 for all kids to

In an @InsideSources OpEd, Bruce Lesley argues that Sen. JD Vance's proposal for a better #ChildTaxCredit is absolutely a step in the right direction & why Congress should act now to support families & put us on the pathway to #EndChildPoverty. dcjournal.com/jd-vance-wants…

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Under the Harris Child Tax Credit newborns would qualify for $6,000, kids up to age 6 would get $3,600, and kids to age 18 would get a $3,000 credit. The credit would be protected if the family is impacted by a natural disaster. Under Trump, he supports a $2,000 Child Tax Credit

As always, Jan Resseger captures important policy issues, including differences in combatting child poverty, that are critically important to children’s education, health, safety, and well-being. 👇