This report presents a comprehensive view of anti-poverty tax policy decisions made in the states in 2011 and offers recommendations every state should consider to help families rise out of poverty. States can jump-start their anti-poverty efforts by enacting one or more of four proven and effective tax reforms: refundable state Earned Income Tax Credits, property tax circuit breakers, targeted low-income credits, and child-related tax credits.
Author
Meg Wiehe
Former Deputy Executive Director
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