Tax Credits

Improving Opportunities and Incentives for Saving by Middle- and Low-Income Households
Proposes financial vehicles to encourage a higher savings rate. From the Bookings Institution. [posted 7/25/07]

Tax Credits, the Minimum Wage, and Inflation
The failure of the tax credits and minimum wage to keep up with inflation. From the Tax Policy Center. [posted 7/25/07]

What Do Individual Development Accounts Do? Evidence from a Controlled Experiment
Evaluates the usefulness of IDA's. From the Bookings Institution. [posted 7/25/07]

Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts has introduced a bill to improve and expand the Earned Income Tax Credit. For more information on the bill, click here. [posted 12/30/05]

Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and Congressman Rahm Emanuel of Illinois' Fifth District have introduced a "family-friendly" simplifed tax reform plan. For the text of the legislation, click here. [posted 12/30/05]

Senators Olympia Snowe of Maine and Barack Obama of Illinois have introduced a bill to expand the Child Tax Credit. To view the bill, click here. [posted 12/30/05]

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