federal taxes push millions of “childless workers”* into or further into poverty
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Federal Taxes Push Millions of “Childless Workers”* Into or Further into Poverty. “Childless Workers” Receive Much Smaller Average EITC Benefit. “Childless Workers” Receive Much Smaller Average EITC Benefit. The Maximum EITC Benefit for “Childless Workers” is Small. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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Federal Taxes Push Millions of “Childless Workers”* Into or Further into Poverty
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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“Childless Workers” Receive Much Smaller Average EITC Benefit
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
cbpp.org
“Childless Workers” Receive Much Smaller Average EITC Benefit
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
cbpp.org
The Maximum EITC Benefit for “Childless Workers” is Small
Source: CBPP projections of IRS data
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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“Childless Workers” Lose EITC at Much Lower Income Level than Workers with Children
Source: CBPP projections of IRS data
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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The Current “Childless Workers’” EITC Does Little to Offset Income and Payroll Taxes
Source: CBPP projections of IRS data
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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President’s Proposal Would Boost Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for “Childless
Workers”
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