The Future of Financial Security Policy is the History of Black Women's Leadership
The Future of Financial Security Policy Is the History of Black Women’s Leadership Yesterday, Thursday, March 11, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan, $1.9 trillion spending package aimed at shoring up the damage inflicted to the economy and family balance sheets by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the provisions is a third round of direct cash payments to households, as well as a significant expansion of the Child Tax Credit—increased from $2,000 per child under 16 to $3,000 for per child under 17 and $3,600 per child under 6—to be administered “periodically” to be...