Our EITC policy equity analysis profiled in Yahoo Finance
Published: 07.19.2022
Updated: 12.09.2022
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An article in Yahoo Finance outlines key findings from our April 2022 report "A Policy Equity Analysis of the Earned Income Tax Credit" and quotes Dolores Acevedo-Garcia on why removing Social Security number requirements from the EITC and increasing benefits by 40% is an equitable and simple policy change to reduce child poverty.