Similar to the expanded Child Tax Credit in the 2021 American Rescue Plan, parents may also file an $8,000 claim under the Child and Dependent Care Credit.
manchin is. talk to the people of west virginia. what are they, in your mind, losing out on because of their senator? . it s just across the river. the cultures are very similar in many parts of ohio as west virginia. the economic challenges are the same. this is straightforward, right. this is a tax cut for working families. this is about expanding medicare so our seniors won t have to come out of pocket for hearing aids, glasses and maybe dental work. this is about universal preschool, one year less of child care people have to pay. so that is money in their pockets as well. family and medical leave, which doesn t look like it would be in there anyway. that is money in people s pockets. capping child care expenses at 7% of your income is a significant reduction in expenditures for a family. this is huge, john.
grocery store, trying to buy holiday gifts and christmas gifts. and so not extending the tax cut is a huge blow, not tapping child care expenses at 7%, that s a huge blow. not helping seniors pay for their glasses or hearing aids, that s more money out of their pockets that they re going to have to pay for those things with. i think we have to get this thing done. and the white house needs to continue to push. there s no excuse. this is president biden s signature initiative. it needs to get done, and the white house needs to push and the senate needs to get online here. if the whole thing can t get done, do you support carving any portion of it out like maybe that expanded child tax credit? i think it s at the top of the list because it s lifting kids out of poverty, hitting families, a direct shot in the arm for them. the tax cut is very, very important. these other things are important, too. i m not in those negotiations in the senate, not yet.
among hispanics. you know, when you look at president biden s poll numbers and people talk them about them in the real clear politics average in the mid to low 40s, that drop-off is not because republicans have turned against the president. republicans weren t with him in the first place. what you re seeing black voters and hispanic voters and independent voters saying they don t like this economy. that is a really important point given right now the president is still out there pushing the build back better plan and you have people saying, hey, could this add to inflationary pressures in the country? the contrary point would be the policies, things like lower taxes for the middle class, help with child care expenses are popular programs and so far the economists say they won t add to inflation. but it s a delicate dance and it has real political consequence if not handled well. martha: yeah, the other polls they show only 1 in 4 voters say
the average american is going through. really having empathy for it. we saw the same sort of attitude in afghanistan. we re getting out no matter what. we don t care. now we re seeing high rates of suicide amongst our veterans and especially amongst our special forces. so i think instead of sort of rolling your eyes about the turkey being more or the mashed potatoes being more, understand that whenever you re living paycheck to paycheck when child care expenses are going up, groceries are going up, that means a lot to families. sometimes maybe the administration can t fix everything. but maybe having empathy for what single parents or families are going through would go a long way. you have to be realistic about the problem. people are not stupid. they were first told inflation wasn t real. then they were told it s transitory. finally now they re being told inflation is good for them. the american people are pretty