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Raising the Earned Income Credit scale

Created by J.D. on March 16, 2013

Please revise "Earned Income Credit"

A better scaled reimbursement from the tax refund to independent singles of the poor and the lower middle classes. Generally the people who should benefit the highest from this refund are those still paying off college debt, single parents, and young adults living on their own.

The scale has not been raised, or touched, in a number of years. The cost of living, college costs, price of food, gas, and shelter have all gone up exorbitantly. This tax refund and scale remain unchanged.

If we raised the bracket of what you had to earn to qualify (say to about 18k), it would likely give that small boost that would go right back into the economy. Into an individual's rent, health care bills, or college loans

Budget & Taxes
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