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Expand The Child Tax Credit And Earned Income Tax Credit, Now In The Lame-duck
We say Congress should provide tax credits for children before corporations
Last year, the American Rescue Plan's expansion of the Child Tax Credit increased support for low-income families. The expanded child tax credit reached over 61 million children in more than 36 million households, and funds were primarily used for child care, food, housing, and other basic needs. The result was financial security for families as millions of children were lifted out of poverty and achieved greater economic security.
End Child Poverty Now - Press Conference
12pmNoon ET - Thursday, December 15, 2022
Senate East Front, Grassy Area 8
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Unfortunately, Congress allowed the support to lapse at the end of the year.
In response, calling for support of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), UUSJ joined an interfaith letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, with all members of the House and Senate copied.
These programs have proven to be highly effective in improving the lives of children and youth as well as working families. The letter demands including the CTC and EITC in the year-end tax extender package. It goes further to “insist that Congress not provide any tax relief to corporations without extending the credits.” Review the letter here.
This action follows that commitment to economic justice, and our care for children, youth, and low-income families while highlighting the specific Unitarian Universalist grounding for that position.
See articles and grounding below.
Articles
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Inside the fight for an end-of-year deal on the child tax credit
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We reduced child poverty by historic rates. Congress can do it again, but it must act now.
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Why there's a push to expand child tax credit
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White House: The Child Tax Credit
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U.S. Department of the Treasury: Child Tax Credit
Grounding
UUSJ grounds this action firmly in our 2nd Principle “Justice, equity and compassion in human relations” noting that the UUA has suggested this principle “drives us to work for healthier and more equitable economic systems. We strive to build communities where everyone is supported in living healthy, safe, and sustainable lives.”
But UUSJ also sees a connection to our 1st Principle “Respect for the inherent worth and dignity of every person” and 7th Principle “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part,” as well as the 8th Principle, which UUSJ has voluntarily adopted, and which encourages “journeying toward spiritual wholeness by working to build a diverse multicultural Beloved Community by our actions that accountably dismantle racism and other oppressions in ourselves and our institutions.”
The Unitarian Universalist Association has a consistent history of statements and resolutions encouraging congregations, churches, and fellowships to engage in social justice action related to hunger and poverty issues.
Hunger - 1980 Social Witness Statements: General Resolution
Ending Hunger - 1987 Social Witness Statements: General Resolution
2017 Escalating Economic Inequity Statement of Conscience
2021 The COVID-19 Pandemic: Justice. Healing. Courage. Social Witness Statements: Action of Immediate Witness
Expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, Now In The Lame-duck
We say Congress should provide tax credits for children before corporations. The Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) programs have proven to be highly effective in improving the lives of children and youth as well as working families. They have also been a major middle-class tax credit and are lifting all American families. How can that be something that Congress opposes?
This message urges your Senators to include the CTC and EITC in the year-end tax extender package.
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