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Title: Prosperity for All: Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit for Childless Workers
Citation Type: Miscellaneous
Publication Year: 2019
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Abstract: The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the most effective anti-poverty programs for working-age households in the U.S.1 It raises incomes for workers with low-wages and advances income and racial equity. In fact, the EITC has helped millions of workers better make ends meet and afford basic needs for themselves and their families, particularly among Black and Latino households.2 In 2000, New Jersey created its own version of the EITC, building upon the federal credit and providing a bigger boost to the state’s working families. Originally, the state credit provided a benefit at 10 percent of the federal credit. Over the years, the value of the state credit has increased – and occasionally decreased – to the point where it now provides a benefit at 40 percent of the federal credit.
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Authors: Kapahi, Vineeta
Publisher: New Jersey Policy Perspective
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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