GOP splits over the Trump's plan to pay stay-at-home-parents
A proposal from the Trump administration to divert funds for low-income families to help support married households with a stay-at-home parent has largely divided conservatives, some of whom claim the plan is an extension of the welfare state.
TL;DR
- Trump administration proposes diverting funds to support married households with a stay-at-home parent.
- The plan could provide $9,000 per child annually to eligible families.
- It requires married couples below a certain income threshold, with one parent working at least 35 hours per week.
- Unemployed single parents and cohabiting couples would not qualify.
- The proposal has divided conservatives, with some viewing it as an expansion of the welfare state.
- This initiative represents a departure from the Child Care and Development Fund's original goal of aiding low-income working parents.