[ You just could not find the real reason for the increase, could you? ]
The U.S. Census Bureau says that
child poverty in this nation skyrocketed last year. Child poverty rates in 2021 had reached an all-time low of 5.2%. In 2022, however, that number soared to 12.4%.
The reasons child poverty in the United States more than doubled in a single year are not disputed.
It’s because of the expiration of the Republican-hated expanded child tax credit and the shift away from providing direct monthly payments to at-risk families.
The Washington Post:
Also The Washington Post, same story:
So there you go. We discovered a way to slash the number of children in poverty by over half, quick and simple. Then we stopped because Republicans and
Sen. Joe Manchindemanded we stop. It won’t be enacted again so long as the same pro-coup Republicans are in control of the House and can stop it.
It’s because they don't care. There's no larger story there. We know how to lift children out of poverty. It's cheap and straightforward. But the people huffing and puffing for fossil fuel companies to get better tax treatment and for rich people to always pay less in tax each year than they did the year before do. Not. Care. They’ve never cared. They pride themselves on not caring. They go to church and quote from Bibles and will tell you up, down, and sideways how truly offensive it would be to feed children when the nation’s richest people could instead buy slightly larger private jets.
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The U.S. Census Bureau says that child poverty in this nation skyrocketed last year . Child poverty rates in 2021 had reached an all-time low of 5.2%. In 2022, however, that number soared to 12.4%. ...
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