Thursday, January 21, 2010

A Political Kick in the Teeth!

The Obama administration just gave an undeserved "kick in the teeth" to the thousands of prospective adoptive parents in the U.S. Adoptive parents currently receive a tax credit of $12,170.00 for 2010. However, the credit has been slashed to a meager $5,000.00 for 2011. The potential is that the credit will be taken away altogether at some point in the very near future. Without this credit (at the current level) many couples will simply be unable to afford the high fees and related cost of adoption. Thousands of "unwanted" and "inconvenient" children will be denied a loving home, family and a normal life. The Administration and Congress had rather give a blank check to Planned Parenthood instead.

Please write your U.S. Representative and ask him to use his influence to restore the Adoption Tax Credit to the current 2010 level of $12,170.00 for 2011. Adoption is a very costly and complicated matter. The process is difficult enough as it is. Adoptive parents deserve all the help they can get, not a "political kick in the teeth". This credit is the only slignificant help they currently receive. Ask you Congressman to do the right thing.

My daughter and her husband and thousands of couples like them are counting on honorable people like you to help rght this wrong. Please help! Call, write, or email your Representative today. You can find his contact information by clicking on the following web site; https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml