Blog Post
New Tax Legislation Would Increase the Return to Work for Low- and Middle-Income Working Families
March 27, 2014, Melissa S. Kearney and Lesley Turner
Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray introduced legislation that would provide tax relief for working families by establishing a deduction for two-earner families and expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for childless individuals. The proposed legislation closely follows the secondary earner deduction outlined in a Hamilton Project paper by Melissa Kearney and Lesley Turner.