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April 9, 2024
The Child Tax Credit: My Long-Read Q&A with Kevin Corinth
…raising children. The CTC of today, however, differs starkly from its pre-pandemic structure. Many economists, including Kevin Corinth, think that the post-pandemic changes were a step in the wrong direction. Corinth…
April 8, 2024
The $1,000 Tax Hike on Middle-Class Families
When Americans file their taxes in the coming weeks, one group will be singled out for a tax hike: middle-class families with children. This April, a family with three children making…
March 28, 2024
An Early Look at the Child Tax Credit Changes in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
Abstract The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, which the US House of Representatives passed on January 31, 2024, and the Senate is now considering, would…
March 7, 2024
Growing Congressional Dysfunction Will Worsen Our Fiscal Problems
Few were surprised when deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) retired in December. While Republican leaders tend to exit quickly after losing committee gavels or leadership posts, the additional departure of other respected senior lawmakers in both parties is damaging…
March 4, 2024
Social conservatives who care about marriage should think twice about a “per-child” refundable Child Tax Credit
The United States Senate is currently debating H.R. 7024, a House-passed bill that would modify the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in several ways. One of the most consequential changes would…
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…
February 22, 2024
The Workforce/Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit
…Housing Center 9:20 a.m. Panel I: Deep Dive into the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Middle-Income Housing Tax Credit Panelists: Kevin Corinth, Deputy Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility,…
February 14, 2024
Debate: The Future of Family Policy
…moderates a debate between Kevin Corinth of the American Enterprise Institute and Patrick T. Brown of the Ethics and Public Policy Center on the merits of the proposal. What are…
February 12, 2024
Millennials Are Doing Better than You Probably Think
…Five Generations of Americans” by my AEI colleague Kevin Corinth and Jeff Larrimore of the Federal Reserve Board. The economists compared income levels at ages 36–40 across the five generations,…