Even though I still see no benefit to Manchin and his ilk in their faux austerity ("faux-sterity"?) peackockitude, there is much to celebrate. John, you are entirely on target as always. (Btw, another benefit: the last stimulus excluded college-aged dependents. This one does not. Nice bonus for those with college-aged children.)
It's classic for Republicans to focus on some little thing that might be negative in anything to Democrats do, but your column reminds me that the progressives are doing almost the same thing. I had heard about the expansion of the child credit, but none of the other things. Paying for people's COBRA is HUGE and, although I haven't drilled into the details, the lower cap on ACA premiums might help me. The real problem with the ACA, though, is that they sneakily raise the deductibles every year, so that people like me don't get most of the benefits until they get above $3K in HC spending, which I've never done. And I'm sure being able to deduct half of the cost of childcare will allow more stay-at-home parents to get into the workforce if they want to. Thanks for sharing these details. How do we get more media to do that?
When I get consumed with a red-filled rage at the seeming incompetence and impotence of Congressional Democrats, here is my trusted Editorial Board to remind me of the bigger picture. I may retain my rage, but I'll give this perspective an equal seat at the table as well.
Even though I still see no benefit to Manchin and his ilk in their faux austerity ("faux-sterity"?) peackockitude, there is much to celebrate. John, you are entirely on target as always. (Btw, another benefit: the last stimulus excluded college-aged dependents. This one does not. Nice bonus for those with college-aged children.)
It's classic for Republicans to focus on some little thing that might be negative in anything to Democrats do, but your column reminds me that the progressives are doing almost the same thing. I had heard about the expansion of the child credit, but none of the other things. Paying for people's COBRA is HUGE and, although I haven't drilled into the details, the lower cap on ACA premiums might help me. The real problem with the ACA, though, is that they sneakily raise the deductibles every year, so that people like me don't get most of the benefits until they get above $3K in HC spending, which I've never done. And I'm sure being able to deduct half of the cost of childcare will allow more stay-at-home parents to get into the workforce if they want to. Thanks for sharing these details. How do we get more media to do that?
When I get consumed with a red-filled rage at the seeming incompetence and impotence of Congressional Democrats, here is my trusted Editorial Board to remind me of the bigger picture. I may retain my rage, but I'll give this perspective an equal seat at the table as well.
You know, this is a HUGE compliment. Thank you!
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