… While polls about last year’s expanded credit found it to be popular on net — most showed it with approval in the 50s — it lagged the popularity of lowering costs for prescription drugs, expanding Medicare and other policies Democrats are seeking to pass. As the party continues to debate whether and how to resurrect the expanded credit, polls generally suggest that Americans have reservations about making it a more lasting fixture of the social safety net. …
Experts offered several theories, ranging from how the credit was passed to Americans’ deeply rooted beliefs about who deserves government support. CONTINUED
Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times
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