Moving Beyond the Earned-Income Tax Credit
“There is good empirical evidence that the EITC is effective at achieving its stated goals of increasing workforce participation and improving the cash flow and overall quality of life of low income families. Several congressional Democrats are seeking to build upon the strengths of the EITC and shore up its weaknesses, and have proposed expanded and modified versions of the EITC that increase the amount of the credit and number of people eligible to receive it.”