Author:Matt Bruenig
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The Romney Child Allowance Is Good
A solid child allowance that is also sneakily better than the Dem parental leave plan.
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What to Do About Very Bad Parents?
Cutting incomes does not help kids dealing with bad or irresponsible parents.
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CBO Child Care and Pre-K Estimates Assume Massive State Non-Participation
Over one in three kids live in a non-participating state.
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Rehashing the Child Care Proposal
Republicans are making legitimate points against a half-baked proposal.
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Illustrating the Wisdom of Universal Benefits
The distributive case for providing benefits to everyone is a lot stronger than many realize.
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Visualizing the Child Care Subsidy Cliffs in the Dem Proposal
A dual-earner family with $90,000 of income is over the cliff in year one.
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Build Back Better Does Not Implement the Child Care and Pre-K Plans
Passing BBB only gets us half of the way to enacting the pre-k and childcare plans.
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How Much Money Would Each State Get Under the Pre-K Plan?
Not very much.
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The Incredible Shrinking Pre-K Plan
The first three years of the program were basically eliminated.
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New Dem Paid Leave Plan Eliminates Eligibility for the Lowest Earners
This plan just keeps getting worse.