The Earned Income Tax Credit

question 39

Multiple Choice

The Earned Income Tax Credit

• A)exempts a certain proportion of income from federal and state taxes for all citizens earning wages.
• B)provides assistance to the working poor on a sliding scale according to income and household size.
• C)generates part of the federal funding for job training and job support programs for the poor.
• D)favors the family ethic over the work ethic by increasing the benefit for two-parent families with only one wage earner.

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