Expand the Child Tax Credit, but define success first
A bipartisan bill would put a little more money into the pockets of millions of working families. The Stronger Start for Working Families Act, introduced Sept. 3 by Republican Carol Miller and three colleagues, would lower the refundable child tax credit’s earnings threshold from $2,500 to $1. It remains in the Ways and Means Committee. The proposal raises a larger question: Is Congress buying relief from today’s bills or helping families become more secure over time?
