Why Romney’s cash-for-kids plan is actually budget neutral

Published February 9, 2021 11:27pm ET



As a part of its attempt to appease Ivanka Trump, a faction of the GOP began to embrace Reformacon policies such as paid family leave and expanding child tax credits over the past four years. Although the senators pushing bills like paid family leave claimed their proposals were budget neutral, most were obviously unable to pay for themselves, relying on pure mathematical fiction.

But Mitt Romney has released a cash-for-kids bill that is not only actually budget neutral but could also potentially reduce the deficit in the long run.

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