Sadly, yes. Were you paying attention in 2012?
Posted on 09/13/2016 1:53:50 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Donald J. Trump plans to unveil a menu of proposals on Tuesday to ease the burden on working parents, calling for six weeks of mandatory paid maternity leave and expanded tax credits to help pay for child care.
The proposals, which Mr. Trump is planning to outline in the politically critical Philadelphia suburbs along with his daughter Ivanka, represent a fresh attempt to court female voters whose support has eluded him throughout the campaign.
Mr. Trump first proposed the child care tax credit several weeks ago, but he has broadened the plan to help working parents after the initial proposal faced criticism that it would primarily help high earners rather than women and families on the lower end of the economic spectrum.
The new recommendations contain a number of uncertainties, most notably how Mr. Trump will pay for them. The candidate’s aides said that his goals would be achieved through a change in the tax code to help pay for child care, to be detailed in another speech at another time.
The signature element of the plan, six weeks of paid maternity leave for new mothers whose employers do not currently provide coverage, would be financed through eliminating fraud in unemployment insurance. Mr. Trump’s aides trumpeted the proposal as unprecedented for a G.O.P. presidential nominee; many Republicans oppose requiring paid maternity leave as an onerous new regulation on businesses.
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Because American women demand to be taken care of by Fed.gov?
Very smart move to get this out there.
Sadly that is where we’re headed.
I wish I could have gotton a tax credit for staying home to raise my kids....yes, am being sarcastic and I would not have it any other way.
“The new recommendations contain a number of uncertainties, most notably how Mr. Trump will pay for them.”
We have to elect the candidate so that you can find out what he’s actually going to do.
I wish I could have gotten deductions for NOT having kids.
Instead I am punished.
I agree with you AND why should people with no kids or grown kids have to pay school taxes? I think it should be optional.
a change in the tax code to help pay for child care,”
Wouldn’t it be a Better Idea to Abolish the IRS altogether and ABANDON our Credit Money system and go back to What the CONSTITUTION ACTUALLY SAYS regarding Money??
I know, People are not ready to go back to 10 cent Bread and $10,000 NEW HOMES, $2000 NEW CARS,.....
Got out in front of Illary on this one.
Where does the constitution authorize either the Congress or the President to mandate ANY amount of "paid maternity leave"?
Art of the Deal.
Apparently so does Trump
The government need to support middle class, working families,and encourage them to have children.
Because of the tough economic times, middle class families are not having children. This is hurting the US. The only ones having children today are those on welfare. or the illegals.
The government needs to do something to encourage the educated, middle class to have children, and discourage those on welfare from having children.
How about eliminating the fraud in unemployment insurance first and make sure you have enough to pay for the plan?
My company had that benefit for at least two decades. Only large companies can afford this. Why? Because, it’s tough on the workforce. If you’re a small business, who is going to take up the slack?
Quit hyperventilating FReepers. Trump has his base locked up and now he’s draining away Hillary leftist base.
Let’s wait until we hear what Trump’s policy is.
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