There's new optimism the $300 monthly child tax credit checks can be renewed -- but the relief may lo

[haele]

2. On the other hand - service provision for the poor is not uniform.

Experiments in giving poor families direct money has shown that around 95% of the time, that money is used to help the family by the parents - for better food, children's health care they couldn't afford, household maintenance, an emergency or kid's savings account, rent...
Rather than taking time off work and going through hoops trying to get services when a spouse loses a job or hours are cut.

It's true that it doesn't seem fair that even though this child credit is means tested, the better off (median income) families are still eligible for the child credit, but again, those parents will use that money to take financial pressure off those middle class families so they can take better care of their kids.
Remember, most families in America are still only one of two paychecks away from homelessness or bankruptcy. We aren't talking about the 1% who can blow through $10k a month and not notice it, we're talking about the 98% families bringing home $2k to $10k a month with over half of their income going to a home (rent or mortgage) and unavoidable bills (utilities, vehicle, insurance, health care, house maintenance, education to get that good paying job...) Along with food and clothes for growing children.

Just my two cents here.

Haele