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Download full textJohnson, Nicholas – 2000
An Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a tax reduction and a wage supplement for low- and moderate-income working families. The federal government, and some states, administer an EITC through the income tax. States that enact EITCs can reduce child poverty, support welfare-to-work efforts, and cut taxes for families struggling to make ends meet.…
Descriptors: Poverty, Tax Credits, Taxes, Urban Youth
Johnson, Nicholas – 1999
An Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a tax reduction and a wage supplement for low- and moderate-income working families. The federal government administers an EITC through the income tax, as do some states. States that enact EITCs can reduce child poverty, support welfare-to-work efforts, and cut taxes for families struggling to make ends meet.…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Resource Allocation, State Programs
Lazere, Edward B. – 1996
Children are among the poorest of Maine's residents. Nearly 1 in 5 children under the age of 18, 19.3%, lived in families below the federal poverty line in the early 1990s. Most of these poor children lived in working families. The working poor are often missing from policy debates, but their numbers are likely to increase with welfare reform…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Minimum Wage
