Caroline Ratcliffe September 2015 Urban Institute
Child Poverty and Adult Success
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/65766/2000369-Child-Poverty-and-
Adult-Success.pdf
https://www.brookings.edu/interactives/the-growth-and-spread-of-concentrated-poverty-
2000-to-2008-2012/#/M35300
The Growth and Spread of Concentrated Poverty, 2000 to 2008-2012
Elizabeth Kneebone
The challenges of poor neighborhoods—including worse health outcomes, higher
crime rates, failing schools, and fewer job opportunities—make it that much harder
for individuals and families to escape poverty and often perpetuate and entrench
poverty across generations.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2018/12/10/18130870/child-tax-credit-2020-
election
At least four potential 2020 candidates are on board.
By Dylan Matthews Dec 10, 2018
define poverty like most European countries do, as living under half the median income. By
that standard, 20 percent of children in the US live in poverty, compared to only about 10.3
percent in Germany or 4.9 percent in the Netherlands.
The Bennet-Brown bill would substantially expand the child tax credit (CTC),
which currently offers up to $2,000 a year for families with significant earnings but little
or nothing for many poor people. The bill would pay:
•$3,000 per year, or $250 per month, per child ages 6 to 18
•$3,600 per year, or $300 per month, per child ages 0 to 5
Currently, only $1,400 per child of the child tax credit is refundable, and thus available to
the poorest Americans who don’t owe income taxes. Even then, you have to earn nearly
$12,000 to get the full refundable credit; poorer people get less, because the credit is limited
