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Change EIC income levels for married families so more families in the middle class qualify.

Created by J.M. on February 28, 2013

Currently EIC is available to citizens who are single or married whether or not they have children, in order to qualify there are certain income levels that cannot be exceeded. Currently a single parent with three children making no more than $45,060 per year qualifies for $5,891 in EIC, while a married couple with three children cannot exceed $50,270 per year, a difference of $5,210. The $5,210 is a standard difference between married and single families throughout the EIC chart regardless of number of family members. I am asking the President to change the income levels for married couples to a difference of $15,000 compared to single families; by doing this married couples who make no more than $65,270 per year would qualify for EIC.

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