We live in a time where “bold reform” is a phrase usually reserved for policy proposals that are only “bold” because everyone else knows they won’t work. From wealth taxes to massive federal minimum wage hikes toemployee head taxes and more, it’s usually only proponents of horrendous ideas that get to tout themselves as “bold” because of how boldly they ignore all the experts. Yet when it comes to bold proposals that actually succeed in advancing the debate, Senator Mitt Romney’s plan to comprehensively reform how the social safety net addresses child poverty stands out.
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