Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Child tax credit fights poverty

Imagine a way to move 3.5 million children out of poverty.

A Columbia study showed that the increased child tax credit did just that in two months, as reported in the Oct. 22 Associated Press story “Child tax credit tussle reflects debate over work incentives.”

Making this tax cut permanent would continue to help millions of families have a better future. The alternative: a headline next year saying 3.5 million children (or more) fall back into poverty, hopeless for the future.

We can help make sure the child tax credit increase becomes permanent by asking our members of Congress to pass the Build Back Better legislation that contains the tax credit increase, bringing hope to millions of families, providing ladders out of poverty and creating a better future for our country.