Thread by @ChuckCBPP

Worried about the child tax credit debate & wishing men read more novels, I urged people to see it through the eyes of a single mom, with a toddler & a 7 yr-old, who works as a cashier

Feeling better now that @crampell and @annielowrey have added their powerful voices

Here is this morning must-read from @crampell, including “if getting an extra $250 per month allows a single mom greater choice about whether to work the night shift or spend more time with her second-grader, that’s not obviously a bad thing”
wapo.st/3p4Dd5R

And she adds: “the poor should not be responsible for bankrolling programs for the poor. Other groups are better able to absorb the costs — particularly the wealthy.”

& likewise @annielowrey: “The argument is that you want babies to grow up sicker and hungrier, do worse in school, do worse in the workforce, and be less likely to finish high school or go to college, because it might have a marginal effect on their parents taking a low-wage job”

And for more on what @annielowery is driving at, this NAS report from @hilaryhoynes and other top scholars is a must-read for all participants in the child tax credit debate:
bit.ly/3cRI4EZ