Child tax credit talks quietly percolate amid advocates’ push
“Romney said while many Democrats view the child tax credit as an anti-poverty program, he and GOP colleagues also view it as a way to make sure people who want to can have children and keep the U.S. population from shrinking.
His plan, which hasn’t been formally introduced as legislation, would transform the child tax credit into a Social Security Administration program, pay benefits in monthly checks of up to $350 per child, and make it fully available for individuals making up to $200,000 per year or couples who file taxes jointly making up to $400,000.”