Comments on: Republicans Say No Tax Increases, Except for Low-Income Working Families

By: Why Is the Chained CPI in the President’s Budget? | Poverty & Policy

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:04:20 +0000

[...] if here, since we know that Congressional Republicans have wanted the EITC and the Child Tax Credit to revert to their more restrictive pre-Recovery Act [...]

By: Minimum Wage Increase vs. EITC Is a False Choice | Poverty & Policy

Minimum Wage Increase vs. EITC Is a False Choice | Poverty & Policy — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:00:55 +0000

[...] We should recall that Republicans didn’t want to extend the expanded version of the EITC that was originally part of the Recovery Act — even though it reduced a potential deterrent [...]

By: Census Bureau Reports 16.1% Poverty Rate for Last Year « Poverty & Policy

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:03:31 +0000

[...] Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, not the expanded versions that have made a significant difference to low-income working [...]

By: Who Are Those Folks Who Don’t Pay Federal Income Taxes? « Poverty & Policy

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:02:15 +0000

[...] is why Congressional Republicans — and apparently Romney as well — want to let the EITC and Child Tax Credit revert to their narrower pre-Recovery Act [...]

By: What’s at Stake for DC If the Expanded EITC and Child Tax Credit Die? « Poverty & Policy

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:05:48 +0000

[...] I earlier wrote, the Republicans don’t want to extend the tax credits in their current forms, i.e., with [...]