The Rev. Jesse Jackson: Suffer the children

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson: Suffer the children

In January, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill (that in itself is something of a miracle) that would provide tax credits to help 16 million poor children. It would lift an estimated 400,000 children out of poverty in its first year. To get support from Republicans, the bill matches the child tax credits with tax cuts for businesses totaling the same amount. The business tax cuts extend some of the lavish corporate tax cuts lar…