The Child Tax Credit: One Small Step Toward Universal Basic Income?

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<p><span>David Remnick talks with Senator Michael Bennet, of Colorado, who campaigned for the Presidency in 2020 advocating for the child tax credit, which is now a centerpiece of the Democratic agenda. Bennet describes why direct cash payments make such a big difference. Our economics correspondent Sheelah Kolhatkar describes the policy as a scale model of universal basic income. She moderates a conversation between two academics on different sides of the issue: Michael Strain, a </span><span>senior fellow and the director of economic-policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, </span><span>and Amy Castro, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania.</span> <span>Plus, Radio Hour listeners go toe to toe in a round of </span><i><span>The New Yorker’s</span></i><span> Name Drop, a new quiz.</span></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>