The fact that Manchin didn’t try to get rid of the normal child tax credit shows that what he is really against is the working class getting any money without having to work for it, ryanlcooper writes.
by the IRS instead of the Social Security Administration, which meant many of the poorest people missed out because they don’t file taxes and could not be reached. But it also had the great virtue that even parents with no labor income were theoretically eligible, and it boosted the payment from $2,000 to $3,000 and $3,600.
The fact that Manchin didn’t try to get rid of the normal child tax credit shows that what he is really against is the working class getting any money without having to work for it. The previous child tax credit required labor income to qualify, meaning the poorest people who needed the money the most got nothing. When the expanded tax credit was implemented, child poverty— both the lowest figure in American history and even still an understatement of the benefits, because many families were pulled up from deep poverty without making it over the poverty line. Such people benefited much, much more than those who were already nearly out of poverty and got nudged over it.
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