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A family of four, one of thousands that could benefit from child tax credits every year.By: Steve Polyak

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC): What It Is & How To Qualify

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  The EITC (or Earned Income Tax Credit) is one of the largest and most effective tax stimulus credits the federal government has ever installed into the economy and tax system. This refundable tax credit's goal is to help out the millions of Americans that struggle to make ends meat every year.

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  Don't ever think of telling President Obama he is a lame duck. He has too many things he still wants to accomplish before he leaves and beginning the process of lifting up the middle class is at the top of his list.

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• Everyone's favorite anti-poverty program doesn't reduce the poverty rateEveryone's favorite anti-poverty program doesn't reduce the poverty rate
  	Tue Jul 29, 2014 | vox.com Of course, the Earned Income Tax Credit *does* cut poverty. But our official poverty statistics don't reflect that.

• GOP to America: Rich kids are worth more than poor kidsGOP to America: Rich kids are worth more than poor kids
  	Fri Jul 25, 2014 | motherjones.com The House just passed a Republican bill that would give American families pulling in $160k a $2,200 tax cut, and likely take away $1,725 from those making $14K.

• House votes to boost child tax credit for someHouse votes to boost child tax credit for some
  	Fri Jul 25, 2014 | usnews.com More families with higher incomes could claim the popular child tax credit under a bill that won approval Friday in the House. But in a dispute that divides Republicans and...

• The poison pill at the heart of Paul Ryan's poverty planThe poison pill at the heart of Paul Ryan's poverty plan
  	Fri Jul 25, 2014 | latimes.com Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), this week revived his quest to be taken seriously as a "reformist" conservative ("reformicon" is becoming the preferred terminology) by releasing a...

• Paul Ryan and Obama support the same proposal — and it's still not going t...Paul Ryan and Obama support the same proposal — and it's still not going t...
  	Fri Jul 25, 2014 | vox.com Ryan and Obama's identical EITC plans are paid for in dramatically different ways. And that's why they're doomed.

• Ohio's just-expanded Earned Income Tax Credit still needs work: editorialOhio's just-expanded Earned Income Tax Credit still needs work: editorial
  	Thu Jul 03, 2014 | cleveland.com Credit the Republican-run Ohio legislature and Gov. John Kasich for doubling Ohio's Earned Income Tax Credit this year, but the Ohio EITC needs to be made refundable to...

• Beneficiaries of the earned-income tax credit need Congress’s helpBeneficiaries of the earned-income tax credit need Congress’s help
  	Tue Apr 08, 2014 | washingtonpost.com Beneficiaries of the earned-income tax credit need Congress’s help.

• Poverty Part V: Ryan has good questions but few answersPoverty Part V: Ryan has good questions but few answers
  	Tue Jul 29, 2014 | delawareonline.com The challenge is how to provide support to the poor without reducing incentives to work.

• What is Paul Ryan's plan to expand the EITC?What is Paul Ryan's plan to expand the EITC?
  	Thu Jul 24, 2014 | vox.com To pay for an expanded EITC, this proposal would eliminate a number of ineffective programs, such as the Social Service Block Grant, the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables...

• Earned Income Tax Credit Helps Lift Workers Out Of PovertyEarned Income Tax Credit Helps Lift Workers Out Of Poverty
  	Tue Apr 08, 2014 | wuwm.com It is that time of year, millions of Americans are scrambling to file their tax returns before April 15th. Some owe money.

• First in Flight from the EITC: Kara's StoryFirst in Flight from the EITC: Kara's Story
  	Tue Jul 01, 2014 In 2014 North Carolina became the first state to eliminate its state Earned Income Tax Credit in nearly...

• House Minority Leader Larry D. Hall on state EI...House Minority Leader Larry D. Hall on state EI...
  	Tue Jul 01, 2014 House Minority Leader Larry D. Hall on state EITC.

• Questions about EITC's Role in the Safety NetQuestions about EITC's Role in the Safety Net
  	Fri Jan 31, 2014 Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University: EITC is the interesting part of the safety net, because you...

• President Obama Calls for Expansion of Federal...President Obama Calls for Expansion of Federal...
  	Wed Jan 29, 2014 President Obama on the EITC, agreeing with Marco Rubio that we should expand access to the program for...

• State GOP Raises Taxes On Poor & Middle-ClassState GOP Raises Taxes On Poor & Middle-Class
  	Wed Jan 15, 2014 The 900,000 poorest working families in North Carolina just got another tax hike from the conservatives...

• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for 2013Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for 2013
  	Thu Feb 07, 2013 Learn more about the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) at http://www.arlingtontx.gov/eitc

• Bill Clinton: The 47 percent do pay taxes, EITC...Bill Clinton: The 47 percent do pay taxes, EITC...
  	Fri Sep 28, 2012 Former President Bill Clinton speaks to CBS News' Bob Schieffer about the "47 percent" of American...

• The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in 3 minutesThe Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in 3 minutes
  	Fri Jun 29, 2012 What is the Earned Income Tax Credit? How does it work? We explain in 3 minutes.

• We are the Michigan EITCWe are the Michigan EITC
  	Thu Mar 24, 2011 Some members of the Michigan Legislature are proposing to raise taxes on nearly 800,000 lower-income...