On Jan. 15, The Columbian carried the article, “End of child tax credits hits home,” on the front page. It was written by three AP reporters. My initial thought was that this article would outline the “allegedly” millions of children who would be forced into poverty because the credit was now moving from a monthly benefit to an annual benefit on your taxes. Instead, they cite as their prime example a pair of grandparents in West Virginia who will now struggle to provide acting, ballet and Girl Scouts to their adopted granddaughter.
The government has been subsidizing this at the tune of $550 a month.
Are you kidding me? This is the best example they had — the government (also known as the rest of us) has to pay for your grandchild’s after-school activities? No wonder folks are against this kind of subsidy. No wonder Joe Manchin wants these credits to be means tested. My wife and I paid for similar things for our children, but under no circumstances expected that “the rest of you” pay for choices we made with our children. This is outrageous!
