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US child poverty has nearly tripled since 2021 (hexbear.net)

submitted 10 months ago by Hewaoijsdb@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 48 points 10 months ago

IIRC when he was still alive Biden kept bragging about how he cut child poverty in half, completely ignoring that he then brought it back up and even higher.

[-] AmericaDelendaEst@hexbear.net 30 points 10 months ago

im pretty sure he was bragging about it as recently as his debate with trump

[-] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 13 points 10 months ago

The entire "road to hell is paved with good intentions" situation was so on brand for the democrats.

[-] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 33 points 10 months ago

Except without good intentions.

[-] Thordros@hexbear.net 25 points 10 months ago

The road to Hell is paved with good optics.

[-] sisatici@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

Except without good optics

[-] Tabitha@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

The road to Hell is paved.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Apparently Biden was pushing to keep it going but ~~Opponents of the credit claim that eliminating earnings requirements would discourage parents from working.~~ for whatever reason the Senate stalled until it expired...

So gross...

https://itep.org/effects-of-president-bidens-proposal-to-expand-the-child-tax-credit/