Cary Lou

Sep 29, 2024 | urban.org | Heather Hahn |Cary Lou |Hannah Daly |Elli Nikolopoulos

Public spending on children usually represents an effort to invest in the nation’s future. To inform policymakers, children’s advocates, and the general public about how public funds are spent on children (from birth through age 18), this 18th edition of the annual Kids’ Share report provides a new analysis of federal expenditures on children from 1960 to 2023.

Jun 27, 2024 | taxpolicycenter.org | C. Eugene Steuerle |Cary Lou

The dependent exemption, the earned income tax credit (EITC), and the child tax credit (CTC), supported at times by Republicans and Democrats alike, help bolster families financially, reduce poverty levels, and provide other positive returns to society. These provisions, rather than education, welfare, or nutrition programs, are now the largest category of federal support for children.

Sep 14, 2023 | taxpolicycenter.org | Elaine Maag |Cary Lou |Michelle Casas |Hannah Daly