List at least three specific facts about the Earned Income Tax Credit
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1. The EITC is a refundable federal tax credit for low-income working families that can reduce the amount of taxes owed and result in a tax refund for those who qualify.
2. To qualify, a family (married and filing taxes jointly) must have adjusted gross income in 2010 of less than $45,373 with two children, $40,545 with one child, and $18,470 with no children.
3. The EITC lifts millions of families out of poverty each year and is one of the country’s largest sources of assistance for poor and low-income families.
4. Enacted in 1975 and expanded in the 1990s, it keeps 6.5 million Americans out of poverty each year.
5. It cost the government about $54 billion in 2010.
6. It encourages employment because it offers a real supplement to wages for qualifying low-income workers.
7. Without the EITC, poverty rates among children would be about one-third higher than they are now.
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