income relief so that families can thrive. an expansion of the child, child tax credit, maintaining the child and dependent care credit as part of tax reform. doubling the standard deduction. really it s the central theme, middle income americans and supporting them. we spend less than any country in the developed world on children between the ages of 0-5. it s a fact, we don t invest enough resources. dome xp meaning the government invests less gimmick as a society. we as families. but as a government in terms of schooling starts at the age of 5. there s not a lot of support for families in the early years. undeniably it s very expensive to raise children. a stay-at-home parent, investing and potentially after-school activities, mommy and me classes. food, and whatever it is that they think is the best