Romney’s Child Payments Plan

“Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, [last] Thursday unveiled a plan to give households up to $4,200 annually for each young child… Romney’s plan would provide monthly cash payments of $350 for each child under 6 and $250 per month — $3,000 per year — for each child age 6 to 18.” (CNBC)

Sidebar: A “proposal released Monday evening by congressional Democrats would expand the child tax credit to up to $3,600 for children up to 6 years old, or $3,000 for children up to age 17. The credit would be split...