Extra Credit: How debt can mean a tax advantage for some and jail time for others MarketWatch 14 hrs ago EXTRA CREDIT Hello and welcome back to Extra Credit, a weekly look at the news through the lens of debt! Video: Sen. Brown touts new child tax credit that could cut poverty rate in half (MSNBC) Sen. Brown touts new child tax credit that could cut poverty rate in half Replay Video UP NEXT This week we’re tackling the economic forces luring borrowers into debt and how a centuries’-old debt imposed on Haiti is still affecting the country today. But first up, how the rich use borrowing to their advantage.