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President Ronald Reagan, in fact, called the earned-income tax credit "the best anti-poverty, the best pro-family, the best job-creation measure to come out of Congress."

The Seattle Times 2011

In Michigan, Mr. Snyder would pay for cuts by taxing some retiree pension income and eliminating the state earned-income tax credit for low-income workers, which has been in place since 2006.

States Retain Business Levies Amy Merrick 2011

Examples include the expanded availability of the earned-income credit and the child credit.

High-Earning Households Pay Growing Share of Taxes John D. McKinnon 2011

The earned-income tax credit is a tiny little thing that is likely fully matched by reduced government expenditures to aid kids, most likely at the state level with federal pass-through dollars.

Income Redistribution Proposals, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Previous laws have prohibited unauthorized workers from receiving certain tax benefits, including the earned-income tax credit.

Child Tax Credit for Unauthorized Workers in Question Kristina Peterson 2011

The state House also partially restored the earned-income tax credit by voting to allow a credit of $25 per child.

States Retain Business Levies Amy Merrick 2011

To pay for the proposed changes, Mr. Brownback wants to eliminate 23 tax-credit programs—including the earned-income credit for the working poor.

Budget Overhaul Splits Kansas GOP Douglas Belkin 2012

The earned-income credit was Ronald Reagan's answer to welfare, a way to make even low-wage jobs pay better than the dole.

No Easy Answer on Tax Issue Jonathan Weisman 2011

Those revenue measures would be coupled with broad spending cuts in a number of what Mr. Nixon calls "nice to have" programs, such as a state earned-income tax credit, and a restructuring of public-employee compensation and benefits.

Lasting Budget Fix Sought in Michigan Kate Linebaugh 2011

The next-largest group of non-taxable households that had no taxable income because of tax policy will be exempted from the income tax rolls because they qualify for the earned-income credit for the working poor or their per-child tax credits were large enough to eliminate their income tax hit.

No Easy Answer on Tax Issue Jonathan Weisman 2011