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Stephanie Tubbs Jones: “What else was very interesting, I saw the other day, was an article that was discussing not only the fact that the…”

On the recordMay 7, 2003
What else was very interesting, I saw the other day, was an article that was discussing not only the fact that the low-income workers are not getting any benefit from the tax plan, that the IRS is now making proposals that people who get an earned income tax credit must have more documentation to show that they are raising their granddaughter's children or raising their cousin's children and on and on and on as if they are the tax cheaters instead of people who are at the top of the ladder who have something to cheat about.

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Discussing the impact of tax policy on low-income workers and IRS documentation requirements.

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