Sunday Political Talk Show interviews during 2020-2024: on Families & Children


JD Vance: FactCheck: School shootings are fact of life only in America

[Associated Press: JD Vance] lamented that school shootings are a "fact of life" and argued the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage.... "We don't have to like the reality that we live in, but it is the reality we live in. We've got to deal with it."

Are school shootings a "fact of life" everywhere? No, according to WorldPopulationReview.com--the United States leads the world by far, with 288 school shootings in the period 2009-2018. All other countries totaled 40 school shootings in that decade, meaning that the U.S. averaged one school shooting every two weeks, and all other countries, all combined, averaged one school shooting every three months for the entire rest of the world. Only 17 other countries had any school shootings at all, with Mexico's 8 school shootings a distant second to America's 288. In summary, school shootings ARE a fact of life in America, but not anywhere else in the world.

Source: OnTheIssues FactCheck on 2024 Presidential Hopefuls  Sep 9, 2024

Kamala Harris: $6,000 child tax credit, expanded from $2,000 per child

Ms Harris's economic strategy involves targeted tax cuts: For low- and middle-income families, she would increase the child tax credit, including $6,000 during a baby's first year of life, up from $2,000 now. And she would expand the reach of the earned income tax credit--an important subsidy for poorer Americans--to those without children. Judged on their own merits, Ms Harris can make a strong case for both of these changes. When the child tax credit was greatly expanded during the pandemic, it led to a nearly 50% reduction in child poverty rates. As Ms Harris puts it, that is an investment in America's future.

These tax cuts would not come in isolation, however. America's budget deficit is running at about 7% of GDP, a level previously associated with wars or recessions, while the national debt is continuing to climb higher. Neither of the candidates has offered any serious proposals about how to clean up the country's fiscal picture, and would in all likelihood make it worse.

Source: The Economist on 2024 Presidential hopefuls Aug 21, 2024

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2024 Presidential contenders on Families & Children:
  Candidates for President & Vice-President:
V.P.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.(I-CA)
Chase Oliver(L-GA)
Dr.Jill Stein(D-MA)
Former Pres.Donald Trump(R-FL)
Sen.J.D.Vance(R-OH)
Gov.Tim Walz(D-MN)
Dr.Cornel West(I-NJ)

2024 presidential primary contenders:
Pres.Joe_Biden(D-DE)
N.D.Gov.Doug Burgum(R)
N.J.Gov.Chris_Christie(R)
Fla.Gov.Ron_DeSantis(R)
S.C.Gov.Nikki_Haley(R)
Ark.Gov.Asa_Hutchinson(R)
Former V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
U.S.Rep.Dean_Phillips(D-MN)
Vivek_Ramaswamy(R-OH)
S.C.Sen.Tim_Scott(R)
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