Cenk Uygur
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Trump 101: Raise Taxes On The Poor, Cut Taxes For The Rich
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October 18, 2017
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8:48Now PlayingRaising taxes on the middle class and poor will help Republicans cut taxes for the rich. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Join TYT
"President Donald Trump says his tax reform plan will help working people, but Republicans are mulling a clampdown on the only part of the tax code that specifically benefits low-income workers.
The earned income tax credit provides a big wage bonus for parents who earn modest incomes, and about 28 million households benefited from the credit in 2015. It was created in 1975 and has been expanded half a dozen times.
But Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees taxes, said some households that have received the credit should not have. And his committee wants to make sure they won’t in the future."*
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