Why doesn't the government end the Earned Income Tax Credit

Once the Government gives people free stuff they can never stop.

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It's one of the few government programs that works.

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I think your Jim Harbaugh Recruiting Sleepover Jammies are cutting off the circulation to your brain again.

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Why doesn't the government end the Earned Income Tax Credit

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Good Question

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Once you give out free stuff it's hard to stop

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Let me make the call, it wouldn't be hard at all.

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Once the Government gives people free stuff they can never stop.

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Once the poor lazy people learn they can use the governments gun to steal money from earners to give to their lazy asses then the new government theft program never stops

the EITC is such an easy scam, all you need to do is earn a minimum of $1k income DURING THE ENTIRE YEAR, then you can claim the EITC (since you "have" earned income) and get a $10k tax refund which i think goes up to $14k if you earn more then $1k. the liberal socialist professional protesters are the main ones collecting these refunds too.

but there is a top cap on it to disqualify people from using it though, so it makes sure that people who actually work full time and pay taxes cant claim the EITC.

this way it is kept reserved as just another form of welfare for the freeloaders living off of the tax payers. cant have any lower middle income types benefiting in any way to help them make ends meet.

when i was young man trying to make my way in life and get ahead, i rarely made more then $14k for a full years worth of income. yet these snowflakes protest for a living and the IRS sends them refunds of $14k

Yes yes. I am well aware of the conservative religion of crusading against any tax funded social benefit. Still, if there is any argument to be made about tax policy increasing consumer spending this is it.

It’s pretty crazy. All the poor black ladies at work with like 4 kids have been talking already about all the crazy stuff their going to buy when they get their $1,000s back

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Isnt the whole right wing argument for lowering corporate and wealthy taxes that it will actually inject money into the economy when those entities increase their spending as a result?

Well this is like that except its actually true. Poor folks lack expendable income and will typically spend what they receive (such as on the items you mentioned). Rich folks dont lack expendable income and wont generally increase their spending or investment based strictly on available funds.

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You actually do not know the difference between keeping you own money and having some given to you?

What the frick do you think "rich people" do with the extra money they have?

private sector resource allocation decisions vs. public sector resource allocation decisions

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It's one of the few government programs that works. Research indicates the EITC encourages employment and the money is spent on things like car repair and child tutoring.

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nonsense

Demonstrate the chain of causation on this.

I'll wait.