child tax credit
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Our View: The child poverty rate doubled because we let it
The expiration of the federal child tax credit left American children behind last year. We should be way past scaremongering about ‘welfare’ and ‘generosity.’
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PublishedMarch 11, 2023
Our View: Keeping kids in poverty is our choice. What’s it going to be?
The expanded child tax credit pulled millions of kids out of poverty before expiring. It can do so again.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2023
You’re not getting child tax credit checks anymore. Here’s why
The policy's demise has confounded policy experts, who point to ample evidence that the increased benefit helped close gaps in the existing child tax credit.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2022
Commentary: Congress must get the child tax credit over the line
Across Maine and the U.S., the credit lifted 2.9 million children out of poverty last year. Any program capable of doing that is one that must be reinstated.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2022
IRS wants millions to claim child tax credit, stimulus funds
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig says many people who qualify for the tax benefits will need to file a 2021 federal income tax return to get the credit.
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PublishedJune 15, 2022
Commentary: Congress must bring back the child tax credit
Our experiment with helping parents pay for rent, food and other bills dramatically reduced hunger and child poverty.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Commentary: Don’t ‘means test’ the child tax credit
‘Means tests’ restrict the availability of public assistance, by making people ‘prove’ they’re poor enough to deserve help.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Here’s how to get up to $3,600 per child in tax credit
Whether or not a family owes tax money or has filed taxes before, they will need to file a return to get all or the rest of their money.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Goodbye, ‘godsend’: Expiration of child tax credits hits home
President Biden had proposed extending them for another full year, but Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., wouldn't support it.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2022
Maine lawmakers study direct cash payments as anti-poverty tool
Bipartisan support exists for a 2019 basic income proposal that would supplement the safety net for Mainers in need.
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