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Matthew Desmond, "Poverty, By America"

After Words

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The Child Tax Credit: A Guaranteed Income for Families With Children

The expanded child tax credit briefly existed in 2021. It says, pretty much anybody who's raising children gets a government subsidy of several thousand dollars a year. "It's a program that has a price tag, but it's a price tag that country can absolutely afford through sensible tax implementation," he said.

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