Trumps working class supporters would get just $5 from his childcare plan
President Trump’s plan to make childcare more affordable for American families will barely help those of his supporters who need help the most, according to a new analysis.
On the campaign trail, Trump put forward a plan that he claimed would make the astronomical cost of childcare come back down to earth: allowing families to fully deduct what they spend up to a certain cap, while offering a “rebate” for lower-income families and tax-free savings accounts. Once in office, he promised he would be “fighting to make sure that all mothers, and all families, have access to affordable childcare.”
But the people most in need of help to afford quality care will get the least from his policy changes.
According to a new analysis by the Center for American Progress (CAP), for the typical family of four in the areas that swung most strongly in Trump’s favor in the recent election — those living in Appalachia, the Midwest, and northern Plains — his plan would yield just an extra $5.55 a year to cover the cost of childcare. These families make about $68,500 a year and spend about $6,000 on childcare — so five dollars isn’t likely to make much of a dent. (ThinkProgress is an editorially independent news site housed at the Center for American Progress.)
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-childcare-supporters-benefit-aecbba344271
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