Thursday, August 21, 2003

Back to the fun and exciting topic of federal tax policy. (A quick history: Being Daddy brought up the child care tax credit here and then again here. Intrigued, I followed up with this post about recently introduced legislation to give at-home parents a break. Since then, Full Time Father has also joined the discussion. Got it? OK ... to proceed ...)

In the last day, Being Daddy has taken the initiative, providing a how-to-participate-in-government primer for those who want to join the cause. To summarize: contact your senator, contact the bill's sponsor (Alaska's Lisa Murkowski) and generally tell everyone you know, electronic or otherwise.

Naturally, there has been some sniping. In both FTF's post and in comments to Being Daddy, bloggers have thrown out the idea of basically just adding an additional child tax credit, rather than arguing about what kind of kid care should get what kind of tax credit. Being Daddy wondered aloud if there should be some sort of means testing so that Carly Fiorina's at-home husband doesn't get a tax break. And FTF raised questions about the political viability of Murkowski's proposal. All valid concerns.

Still, even if it's a losing fight, I'd like to see the issue get some traction. Like so much else in the Rebel Dad universe, I am willing to claim victory if people simply stop and think about the issue. If any of you take action, let me know how it goes.

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