State Child Tax Credits
Refundable state CTCs that cut child poverty.
B · 18/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Give families a refundable per-child credit.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics cite cost and work effects.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Minnesota's 2023 credit is projected to cut child poverty ~1/3; NY raised its under-4 credit; refundability drives the effect; recurring cost is the caveat.
4 · Liberty check
Supports families' economic freedom vs. ongoing fiscal commitment.
5 · The real tradeoff
Evidence favors targeted, refundable credits.
Watch · narrated explainer video
Narrated commentary video (with audio). More on the Video page.
Allies & Playbook
If you want to copy this, start here.
No individual sponsor record is catalogued for this policy yet. Start with the primary sources below and the Allies directory.