If you’ve stepped into a grocery store, filled up your gas tank, or simply tried to buy the basics for your household, you’ve probably noticed it: everything is more expensive. From food to housing, medical bills to childcare, the cost of living is on the rise, and it’s only getting harder for working families toContinue reading “Why is Everything So Expensive These Days? A Progressive Perspective on Rising Costs”
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Quarterly Question #1: Can the 2025 Child Tax Credit Expansion Lift Millions Out of Poverty?
In early 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill aimed at expanding the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC). The bill, approved by a 357–70 vote, proposed increasing the maximum refundable CTC incrementally: from $1,800 per child in tax year 2023, toContinue reading “Quarterly Question #1: Can the 2025 Child Tax Credit Expansion Lift Millions Out of Poverty?”