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  • Puerto Rican Pandering (Did Hillary Try To 'Buy' Puerto Rican Votes With Tax Refunds?

    01/17/2008 4:59:41 PM PST · by Laissez-faire capitalist · 5 replies · 118+ views
    Human Events ^ | 12/06/2005 | Staff
    Sen. Clinton has inroduced legislation, S 1757, that allows some Puerto Rican residents who pay no federal income tax, to get child-credit refunds on their Social Security and Medicare taxes. Her bill has no cosponsors - not even her New York colleague Chuck Schumer. If enacted into law, Hillary's tax refund plan could end up paying out more than $50 million over the next five years. She is framing her bill as a way to offer Puertan Rican residents the same child tax credits available to other Americans. "Due to a quirk in the law, Puerto Rican households with more...