Members of Congress spoke out on renewing the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit during the press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 8.
The left and some Republicans will argue that only childless ghouls could oppose cash for kids, but the tax credit is a parable about good intentions, unintended consequences, and the insatiable entitlement state.
A core Democratic priority in Congress is resurrecting a $3,000 child tax credit for dependents ages six and up, with a $600 bonus for younger children.
Congress passed such a larger credit for 2021, dressed up as pandemic relief, with half of the benefit payed in monthly checks.
By some miracle the payments expired, but Democrats are eager to bring it back, if not this month then in the new Congress.