Douglas Hall, Ph.D.

The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) lifts more children out of poverty than any other federal program, and benefits 165,000 families in Connecticut. In 2004, about $268 million in federal EITC refunds came to Connecticut's low-wage families. These funds are quickly spent, meaning that they moved quickly into Connecticut's economy. Each of Connecticut's neighboring states has a state EITC. Establishing a state EITC in Connecticut would help low-income families achieve self-sufficiency, address the growing disparity between high and low wage earners, and make our tax system more fair. (March 2007)

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