I think what my colleague said did not present the whole picture of the cut that they have made in the EITC, because according to a study by the bipartisan Joint Committee on Taxation, the changes which the Republicans have recommended in their resolution would increase taxes on 6.3 million hard working families, that needs to be talked about, with an annual income below $30,000 a year.
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