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The Case For A 60 Percent EITC

The case for a 60 percent EITC

  • December 27, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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A year and half ago the Michigan Future Board proposed that the state expand its Earned Income Tax Credit tenfold. Going from a 6 percent match of the federal credit to 60 percent. This is at a time, when despite…

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Now Is The Time To Expand Michigan’s EITC

Now is the time to expand Michigan’s EITC

  • December 1, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Now is the time to expand Michigan's EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit). Michigan's low-wage workers need help paying the bills now. Michigan employers having trouble finding enough workers to operate and expand their enterprises also need help now. Immediate expansion…

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Expanding Michigan’s Refundable Earned Income Tax Credit

Expanding Michigan’s refundable Earned Income Tax Credit

  • July 7, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Below is the text of a letter to the Governor, Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the House sent by Tom Hickson, Vice President of Public Policy and Advocacy Michigan Catholic Conference; Andrew T. Johnston Senior Vice President, Advocacy &…

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Post Pandemic Still Too Many Low-wage Jobs

Post pandemic still too many low-wage jobs

  • June 14, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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To us the data are clear: Michigan has a two-tier economy. This two-tier economy is prevalent across all of Michigan and across all races and ethnicities. And it predates the pandemic, as evidenced by the Michigan Association of United Ways…

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Brian Calley Makes The Case For EITC Expansion

Brian Calley makes the case for EITC expansion

  • May 10, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
  • 1 Comment

Small Business Association of Michigan (SBAM) President and CEO Brian Calley in an interview with the Michigan Association of United Ways made the case for why a big expansion of the state's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is good for…

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642,000 Michigan Children Live In A Working ALICE Household

642,000 Michigan children live in a working ALICE household

  • April 12, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Important new report from United for ALICE entitled ALICE in focus: Children in financial hardship. United for ALICE found that nearly one million (946,119) children (17 or younger) in Michigan — 44% of all children — lived in a household…

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Michigan Chambers Of Commerce Support Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

Michigan chambers of commerce support Earned Income Tax Credit expansion

  • March 8, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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A big expansion of Michigan's Earned Income Tax Credit benefits both workers and business. Twelve Michigan chambers of commerce agree. They lay out their case for support of a big expansion of the state's earned income tax credit in a…

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The Pandemic Is Shattering The Dreams Of High School Seniors

The pandemic is shattering the dreams of high school seniors

  • February 24, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Since the onset of the pandemic, far too many Michigan high school seniors––particularly non-affluent seniors––have had their dreams shattered. By either not enrolling in college or enrolling and then dropping out or enrolling in post-secondary education at a level below…

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Expand Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit Now

Expand Michigan’s Earned Income Tax Credit now

  • January 13, 2022
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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Our analysis of the robust 2019 Michigan labor market makes clear that Michigan has a two-tier economy. Nearly six in ten Michigan payroll jobs pay less than what is required for a family of three to be middle class ($47,000).…

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The Business Case For A Big Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion

The business case for a big Earned Income Tax Credit expansion

  • October 5, 2021
  • Lou Glazer
  • Blog, Shared Prosperity
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We have proposed a big Earned Income Tax Credit expansion. Increasing the current state match from six percent to 60 of the federal credit. Doing so would increase the average state credit from $150 to $1,500. To us it is…

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