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Michigan Gov. Whitmer proposes a caregiver tax credit − an idea many Americans support

  • Written by Sarah E. Patterson, Research Investigator at the Survey Research Center at the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan
imageAs the population of older adults in the U.S. grows, more people need care.seb_ra/via Getty Images

People caring for elderly or disabled relatives need a break – and, in Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has a proposal to give them one.

Whitmer’s recently proposed US$5,000 tax credit, the Caring for MI Family Tax Credit, is part of a...

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