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Why Does the Richest Country in the World Have So Many Poor Kids? (Ep. 475 Update)

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Child Welfare

Romney's family security act would replace the child tax credit and send a monthly cash benefit of 250 dollars for every school aged child in america. It would go to families earning up to 400 thousand dollars a year for couples filing jointly. Romney: "We're spending some 500 billion dollars to support families, but some of the unintended consequences"

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