Testing an expanded childless tax bonus
Clip: 2/7/2016 | 9m 57s
A study in New York examines expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit to childless workers.
A group of low-income workers in New York City are getting a larger tax refund this year as part of an experiment to see what would happen if lawmakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit, a program with bipartisan support. Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called 'Chasing the Dream,' which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.
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Testing an expanded childless tax bonus
Clip: 2/7/2016 | 9m 57s
A group of low-income workers in New York City are getting a larger tax refund this year as part of an experiment to see what would happen if lawmakers expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit, a program with bipartisan support. Special Correspondent Karla Murthy reports. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called 'Chasing the Dream,' which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.
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