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Pat Ryan: “The bulk of that payment, the Make Work Pay tax credit goes in excess of your payroll and your income tax liability, so…”

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
The bulk of that payment, the Make Work Pay tax credit goes in excess of your payroll and your income tax liability, so it is a net check from the government.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan explains why the Make Work Pay tax credit isn't a true tax cut.

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