Study: Tax credit favored by Obama, Ryan should be boosted in big cities
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In a new study published Tuesday, researchers for the R Street Institute, a right-leaning think tank, reports that the Earned Income Tax Credit, a major U.S. anti-poverty program, has dramatically different effects across states and cities because of differences in the cost of living.
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