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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMitt and Twit, the Earned Income Tax Credit is a clear redistribution of wealth from
tax payers to those who are working and yet not earning enough to support themselves or their family...
The EITC came in under Nixon was strengthened by Reagan and Bush, the elder.
That's redistribution, my Friend, front and center.
Does this mean you are going to get rid of this highly successful program because it redistributes funds downward.
And what about Food Stamps which basically redistribute money to farmers in order to keep the price of crops stable.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)WCGreen
(45,558 posts)darkstar
(5,581 posts)scociali...er...social engineer....er...
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,614 posts)I guess he doesn't care about the things you've mentioned, even though they're good for the country...
dawg
(10,624 posts)It would be a huge source of revenue that could be used to offset upper-income tax cuts. And they would love to stick it to those "lucky duckies".
WCGreen
(45,558 posts)That's how we here in Cleveland spells dog, as in the Dawg Pound...