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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1036860)	11/4/2017 2:32:51 PM
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Conservatives hit GOP tax bill for nixing adoption credit hotair.com "Being pro-life means being pro-adoption. Congress must remember this as we work through the details of tax reform in the coming weeks." Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) ............. Pro-adoption advocates are rightly bothered by the proposal to eliminate the credit. “If they want to promote family-friendly policies, who needs help more than a child without a family?” said Mary Boo, executive director of the North American Council on Adoptable Children. “This will make it tougher to adopt. Period,” Schylar Baber, executive director of Voice for Adoption, said. …adoption advocates said the proposed changes to the U.S. tax system would end up discouraging adoption. “It doesn’t balance out the loss and doesn’t act as an incentive,” said Adam Pertman, president of the National Center for Adoption and Permanency. Jedd Medefind, president of the Christian Alliance for Orphans, said he’s seen the tax credit bridge the difference between families being able to move forward with adoption and backing out. He expects that there will be fewer adoptions if the credit is eliminated. Baber, of Voice for Adoption, said the tax credit’s loss would be especially hard on foster-care adoptions, where it becomes more difficult to find homes for older children. And some members of Congress are not pleased with the proposed removal, either. Rep. Mark Walker ?@RepMarkWalker Tax Bill is strong but needs to include adoption tax credit. Providing a home for a child that is unwanted or special needs is pro-life! 8:48 AM - Nov 3, 2017 Ben Sasse ?@BenSasse Amen. Being pro-life means being pro-adoption. Congress must remember this as we work through the details of tax reform in the coming weeks. t.co 12:08 PM - Nov 3, 2017 If the TCJA proposed a flat tax where everyone paid the same rate despite income, I can see eliminating credits altogether. But this plan doesn’t. Additionally, with this proposal, the child tax credit is being raised from $1,000 to only $1,600. Lawmakers like Representative Kevin Brady argue this mere $600 increase “is a better approach for the vast majority of Americans” and why we needn’t be concerned about the elimination of the adoption tax credit. Sure. Traditionally, the GOP is the party that fervently protects the unborn. Republican lawmakers usually lean pro-life, with few exceptions. Being a voice for the voiceless is a privilege, especially these days when abortion is seen as just a routine aspect of women’s reproductive rights. But the pro-life issue does not just center on the womb. Being pro-life also includes supporting adoption as an alternative to abortion. This means encouraging women who face unplanned/unwanted pregnancies to see their pregnancy through to term and support them in their adoptive placement. It also means not condemning these women who make difficult choices we could never see ourselves making. Adoption is never a disgrace. When you discuss the abortion issue with someone on the other side of the aisle, inevitably they’ll argue that Republicans only care about inhabitants of the womb and forget children once they’re born. By striking a very necessary credit for families who choose to adopt, the GOP is slowly proving them right. Those who advocate for the removal of this credit must think they’re teaching “entitled” Americans some sort of difficult life lesson. I guess that argument helps those Republicans who famously lack compassion rationalize their position away. The bottom line is that eliminating the adoption tax credit willmake adoption more difficult. It will discourage families (most of whom are not independently wealthy) from the process. Adoption advocates and adoptive families attest to these truths. Shame on the GOP for seeking to cut the necessary adoption tax credit while continuing to fund Planned Parenthood. https://www.redstate.com/kimberly_ross/2017/11/04/shame-gop-adoption-tax-credit/