Deseret News, January 11, 2016: (Editorial) In our opinion: Earned Income Tax Credit provides better poverty relief than raising the minimum wage
“The study conversely demonstrates the continuing value of the Earned Income Tax Credit, which Congress made permanent in its recently passed bipartisan budget package. The EITC has lifted millions of families out of poverty and allowed children in those families access to better educational opportunities, according to researchby the Brookings Institute, which parallels the findings of the Federal Reserve.”