Dueling visions on child care and taxation

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Two different visions on how taxation and child care should interact were on display this week in the House Finance Committee. 

House Bill 1716 by Rep. Alicia Rule, D-Blaine, would give businesses that provide child care a credit on their business and occupation taxes.

Here’s why you should care about this: This bill never came up for a vote in Finance, a…