Low-Income Kids Receive 70 Percent of Federal Spending on Children; Disproportionately Vulnerable to Budget Cuts

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Low-Income Kids Receive 70 Percent of Federal Spending on Children; Disproportionately Vulnerable to Budget Cuts: Children in low-income families would be disproportionately affected by cuts in federal spending, an analysis of public resources spent on children concludes. Low-income children, 42 percent of the child population, received 70 percent of federal spending and tax expenditures in 2009 geared toward those 18 years or younger.