On the recordSeptember 22, 1999
It is extremely unfair to deprive someone in this financial situation the benefits of the earned income tax credit merely because he or she has not reached the age of 25.
Patsy T. Mink: “It is extremely unfair to deprive someone in this financial situation the benefits of the earned income tax credit…”
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Critique of the current age requirement for the earned income tax credit.
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