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Podcast: The New Liberal Podcast
Episode: Creating a Child Allowance with Matt Bruenig and Sam Hammond
Description: Patreon-only episode, now public by popular demand! Which of the Child Allowance plans would most help families?  Matt Bruenig of the People's Policy Project and Sam Hammond of the Niskanen Center join the show to discuss both Mitt Romney's and the Democrat's child benefit plans.  We discuss the benefits of universal plans vs targeted benefits, which programs and tax breaks might be ended to pay for these plans (and whether or not that's appropriate, and why simple, easy to understand programs often succeed where complex programs fail.  Read Sam's work - https://www.niskanencenter.org/wp-c...