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Refundable Tax Credit /'rê-fund-å-bul · 'taks · 'kre-dit/
A method of distributing assistance to low-income residents that gives money back to workers in excess of the total amount of income tax they pay. The federal Earned Income Tax Credit is the largest refundable tax credit.

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Press Releases / Op-Eds

7/23/10 'Living Wage' Kills Jobs
"Living Wages" come laden with unintended consequences that could hamstring Baltimore’s labor market for years to come.
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5/5/10 Councilwoman Clarke’s Proposed Living Wage Ordinance a Job Killer for Baltimore
Response to Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke's introduced legislation that requires all large retailers with more than $10 million in annual revenue to pay a “living wage” of $10.19 an hour.
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Studies

3/10, What's Best At Reducing Poverty? An Examination of the Effectiveness of the 2007 Minimum Wage Increase
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7/06, Rotten ACORN: America's Bad Seed
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9/05, Santa Fe’s Living Wage and the Labor Market
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