{"id":2996,"date":"2023-02-21T21:04:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T21:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americasnewmajorityproject.com\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2023-02-21T21:04:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T21:04:28","slug":"most-americans-support-family-friendly-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americasnewmajorityproject.com\/most-americans-support-family-friendly-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans Support Family-Friendly Policies\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Americans across the political spectrum back policies aiding families with children.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>75 percent of Americans support actions by Congress \u2013 including tax credits for families, after-school program funding, childcare subsidies for low-income families, and paid parental leave mandate.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHY IT MATTERS<\/strong> \u2013 Direct assistance to families with children is gaining support among Republicans, who are traditionally averse to more spending, as a way to counteract lowering birth rates and build appeal among working class families.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IS THERE ENOUGH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES?<\/strong> \u2013A YouGov poll asked Americans what they thought there was enough government support available for families\u2019 raising children in the U.S. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>42 percent\u2013 Not enough\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>16 percent\u2013 Too much\u00a0<\/li><li>30 percent\u2013 About the right amount\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR FAMILIY POLICIES<\/strong> \u2013 The poll asked Americans about 10 policies affecting families with children, including ones involving tax credits, childcare, paid leave, adoption, health care, and housing and found that: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>77 percent support offering tax credits for families with children\u00a0<\/li><li>76 percent support increasing funding for adoption and foster care services\u00a0<\/li><li>75 percent support increasing funding for after-school programs\u00a0<\/li><li>75 percent support increasing funding for health care for families with children\u00a0<\/li><li>75 percent support providing childcare subsidies for low-income families\u00a0<\/li><li>74 percent support expanding publicly funded pre-kindergarten programs\u00a0<\/li><li>74 percent support increasing funding for affordable housing for families with children\u00a0<\/li><li>74 percent support providing tax incentives for companies that offer family-friendly benefits\u00a0<\/li><li>70 percent support requiring employers to offer paid parental leave for all working parents\u00a0<\/li><li>67 percent support offering tax credits for families with a stay-at-home parent\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BOTTOM LINE<\/strong> \u2013 A majority of Americans support family-friendly policies especially those pertaining to paid leave and childcare subsidies. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GO DEEPER<\/strong> \u2013&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouGovAmerica\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/today.yougov.com\/topics\/politics\/articles-reports\/2023\/02\/15\/most-americans-support-family-friendly-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Most Americans support family-friendly policies, including paid leave and child care subsidies<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government Executive\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govexec.com\/pay-benefits\/2023\/02\/paid-family-leave-benefit-helpful-just-about-everyoneso-why-so-slow-coming\/382933\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paid Family Leave: A Benefit Helpful to Just About Everyone\u2014So Why So Slow In Coming?<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans across the political spectrum back policies aiding families with children.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,83,93],"tags":[44],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - 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