Guaranteed Income for Children Could Define the Midterm Elections

A guaranteed annual income — at least for children — is likely to be a big campaign issue in 2022. With opposition to aggressively higher corporate and personal income taxes on the wealthy emerging among some moderate Democrats, a focus on benefits—specifically, an unrestricted allowance for raising children — funded by more limited tax measures could move to center stage.

The American Recovery Act sent $1,400 to every resident earning up to $75,000 a year — on top of the $600 provided by the December 2020 pandemic relief bill. Plus, for 2021 only, it bumps up the Child Tax Credit […]

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