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Originally Posted by Pooka
By the way... If this program is so terrible then why did the Republicans enact it in 1975?
That Gerald Ford.... No wonder he did not get reelected.
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Truth be told, it was Milton Freidman's idea. He reasoned that people will buy-in if they have their own money to spend as they see fit. Earned Income Credit is one of the few gov tax policies that has great support in both parties.