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February 27, 2024
Options for Improving the Child Tax Credit Provisions in H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, passed the House on January 31, 2024 and now faces an uncertain fate in the Senate. The…
January 31, 2024
The Wyden-Smith Child Tax Credit and Work: Responding to Critics
…Matt Weidinger, recently released an analysis of the incentives built into one overlooked feature of the CTC reforms proposed in the bill—the so-called “look-back” provision. This policy change would allow…
October 5, 2023
Changing the Official Poverty Measure Would Help Rich States and Hurt Poor States
…producing independent and apolitical statistics. Aside from these process related issues, policymakers should be concerned about this matter for two additional reasons. First, as already noted making the SPM the…