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Child Poverty

Child poverty is a policy decision, one that costs the United States an estimated $1.1 trillion a year. First Focus on Children leads the U.S. Child Poverty Action Group, a coalition of organizations working to get federal lawmakers to set — and then to achieve — a national child poverty reduction target.

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Dec 02, 2012 Child Poverty

Crediting Children and Families

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are tax credits designed to support low...

Nov 25, 2012 Child Poverty

Child poverty, a national shame

Daily News, by Mike McCurry … Name a subject that the presidential candidates failed to address during the campaign...