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Marketing is everything in politics. It explains why a tax credit that benefits 90% of American families with kids — some of them with income higher than $400,000 — is marketed as an anti-poverty measure. But in politics, that marketing is often an illusion that hides the hard consequences of a preferred policy. With the latest COVID-19 relief package, Congress expanded the child tax credit, increasing the maximum amount a taxpayer could claim from $2,000 per child to $3,000 for those...

We're at risk of repeating the mistakes of the past by increasing the number of single-parent families.

(The Center Square) – Americans with children will begin receiving checks from the Internal Revenue Service in a few weeks, but economists worry the payments could have long-term economic consequences. The Internal Revenue Service said the payments, which will be sent out beginning July 15, are estimated to go to 39 million households, affecting 88% of children in the country.  The payments come after changes to federal child tax credit rules included in the COVID relief bill passed by ...

(The Center Square) – Americans with children will begin receiving checks from the Internal Revenue Service in a few weeks, but economists worry the payments could have long-term economic consequences. The Internal Revenue Service said the payments, which will be sent out beginning July 15, are estimated to go to 39 million households, affecting 88% of children in the country.  The payments come after changes to federal child tax credit rules included in the COVID relief bill passed by ...

Marketing is everything in politics.

Biden’s American Families Plan Ends ‘End of Welfare’ WASHINGTON—Ahead of his first address to a joint session of Congress, on April 28, President Joe Biden rolled out his third spending proposal, the American Families Plan, which, according to liberals, would be a “great achievement” if passed by Congress. Opponents, however, criticize Biden’s massive spending plan, calling it the largest expansion of the welfare state since the Great Society programs of the 1960s. In his first ad...

Biden Eyes Expanding Welfare State, Overturning Clinton-Era Reform WASHINGTON—President Bill Clinton in 1996 signed welfare reform into law, fulfilling his campaign promise to “end welfare as we know it.” A quarter-century later, advocates of that overhaul effort accuse the Biden administration of seeking to overturn the bipartisan accomplishment, calling its proposal an “attack” on the U.S. welfare system. A majority of both Democrats and Republicans voted for the reform bill in 1996...

Linda May Cross. WARREN — Linda May Cross, 71, passed away April 9, 2021 at her daughters’ home after a brief battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Linda was born at Knox Hospital in Rockland on December 5, 1949. She was the daughter of Herbert and Leona Rector. Linda grew up in Rockland, graduating from Rockland District High School in 1967. She married Robert Cross, Jr. in July 1967. They bought a home in Pleasant Gardens, close to both their parents where they liv...

Oaklands guaranteed income program caught up in debate over race and equity FacebookTwitterEmail 2 1of2Chef Aaron Stewart, of East Oakland, stands next to his smoker in his childhood home backyard on Monday, April 4, 2021 in Oakland, Calif. Stewart, who learned the art of smoking from his dad, runs a catering business called Mexiq, which took a deep hit during the pandemic.Amy Osborne / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of2Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf speaks during a distanc...

By Robert Rector and Leslie Ford NEATLY tucked into the $1.9 trillion stimulus package is the second largest welfare expansion in U.S. history. President Joe Biden’s plan would increase child allowances—cash welfare grants for parents with children—from an annual $2,000 per child to a maximum payment of $3,600 for each child younger than 6 years of age, and $3,000 for children aged 6–17. The result: $78 billion per year in new cash grants to families, on top of t...