Children have the highest poverty rates of any other age groups in the U.S. Their share of the federal budget is projected to drop from 11 percent in 2010 to 8 percent in 2020, as additional funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) ends and mandated spending, especially for Social Security and Medicare, rises. In a new report from the Urban Institute,Today's Children, Tomorrow's America: Six Experts Face the Facts, resident experts with diverse perspectives responded to the question: "How can solutions to our national and state budget crises fit the facts about children in the United States?" |
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