Dalvin Brown
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364 appearances
7 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2024
last heard Nov 2024
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And over the past few decades, the cost of daycare and preschool has risen nearly twice as fast as inflation.
The expanded child tax credit during the pandemic was a huge help to families.
It lifted 2.9 million kids out of poverty by providing $3,600 payments or credits to families per child.
And then families used this money during the pandemic to buy things like groceries, rent, and utilities.
And for many, it was a crucial lifeline during that time.
So Harris's proposal builds on the success of the pandemics, expanded child tax credit.
During the pandemic, it was $3,600.
But Harris is now picking up on that and proposing a more generous $6,000 as a one-time bonus to help families with big expenses during their baby's first year.
She also plans on bringing back that expanded child tax credit so families could get more to support their kids in those early years.
Eligibility would likely follow the current child tax credit rules.
So most families would qualify.
And some of the experts that I spoke to said that they're expecting families that are earning $150,000 a year or less to qualify for this program, though the Harris campaign hasn't put out all the details and eligibility requirements just yet.
One of the parents I spoke to, Shabrael McCollum, said that $6,000 would help a lot, but it might not cover everything.
After her third child was born, she had to make some tough decisions like canceling
cable, skipping family trips.
They also cut back on their auto insurance.
So when they got in a wreck, they couldn't afford to buy a new vehicle.
But she did say that during the pandemic, she felt like she could make ends meet with those pandemic era credits.
So having it right now would be really useful.
Preliminary estimates suggest that it could cost $1.6 trillion or so over the next decade.
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