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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Thu Oct 13, 2016, 09:42 PM Oct 2016

Politico - Clinton proposes child tax credit expansions

The MSM is really ignoring the policy proposals coming from the Clinton campaign, but she is steadily introducing a string of proposals regarding what she would do if elected:

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/clinton-proposes-child-tax-credit-expansions-229574

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will propose doubling the Child Tax Credit to $2,000 per child, up to and including 4-year-olds, the campaign announced this morning.

Clinton would also expand the credit by lowering the threshold for claiming a refund from $3,000 in earnings to “the first dollar of earnings for families with children of all ages,” according to a statement from the campaign.

The campaign said as many as 15 million children would qualify for the credit of up to $2,000.

“Hard-working, middle-class families are struggling with rising costs for child care, health care, caregiving and college,” Clinton said in the statement. “This new tax credit will make their lives a little bit easier and help restore fairness to our economy.”
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