Earned Income Tax Credit

An Open Letter to Magic Johnson

Don McNay | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Who is the real Magic Johnson? The friendly guy who raises money for charities or the guy who encourages people to get high interest loans they don't need?

Magic Johnson and the Tax Refund Rip-off

Don McNay | Posted 05.08.2009 | Business


Don McNay

Because of Johnson, the tax refund business might stick around, luring in more millions of Americans.

What About Welfare?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


Philip N. Cohen

The present plan includes tax cuts that will benefit even those too poor to pay taxes, and includes $4 billion for child care services for low-income families.

Newt Gingrich and the GOP's New Welfare Talking Points

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics


Robert Schlesinger

Remember welfare? The GOP does, fondly. Not that they want pre-Clinton welfare programs back, they just want the issue back (kind of how they miss the...

Reagan the Redistributor: Check Out the Earned Income Tax Credit

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Paul Abrams

The earned income tax credit, providing additional income to people below certain income levels, was expanded in 1986 by... could it be... Ronald Reagan. He was a redistributor.