What about the adults in the family? They're raising the standard deduction by $12000, they say. The increased child tax credit will make up for the loss of the standard deduction, they say. Well there is no tax credit for adults so the $12,000 increase is offset by the loss of $8100 in personal exemption. Each child cuts that deduction by $4050 and the increase in child tax credit may offset it up to a point. But the larger the family, especially when the income in over $80,000 the more likely you are to have your taxes go up.
Congress loves to claim that they are giving taxpayers back a dollar while taking two dollars from taxpayers.