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kawhi_2020 t1_ixkc2a8 wrote

The earned income tax credit is one of the worst programs we have. We create a negative tax for people as they make more money until they plateau, then we have a high marginal tax for people as they make money past the maximum benefit.

Just give everyone the same flat amount. The incentive to work crap has never been true.

https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/project/the-myths-of-the-earned-income-tax-credit/

https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2019/05/09/are-benefit-phase-ins-completely-pointless/

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