Letters, Op-eds and Editorials

Alabama
The Birmingham News, “Soaking the Poor: Alabama places a heavy burden on low-income families—but there is a simple solution” April 2003

Arkansas
The Arkansas Leader, Editorial: "A Tax Plan for Arkansas," December 9, 2008

California
San Diego Daily Transcript, "A Helping Hand for San Diego's Working Poor," July 26, 2007, by Vince Vasquez.

Colorado
The Coloradoan, "Earned Income Credits Help Taxpayers" Rep. John Kelafas, March 11, 2008

The Boulder Daily Camera, "A lifeline for low-income families Colorado should beef up the Earned Income Tax Credit" February, 2005

Connecticut
Hartford Business Journal, Editorial: Taxing the Poor, November 3, 2008

Bridgeport Post, "Time for Connecticut to create a state earned income tax credit" March 26, 2006

Willimantic Chronicle, Op-Ed, "State would be well served by EITC of its own", March 31, 2006

The Hartford Courant, Op-Ed: “Would this Tax Benefit the State?” July 3, 2003

Georgia
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Editorial: "Long-standing tax credit under-utilized by families" David Jackson, April 3, 2009

Hawaii
Honolulu Star Bulletin, Editorial: "Even flush, state leaders must be careful with tax money" December 21, 2005

Honolulu Advertiser, Letter to the Editor: "Earned Income Tax Credit is Best" November 23, 2005

Illinois
Chicago Tribune, “Make Tax Credit Refundable” January 29, 2001

Chicago Tribune, “Tax Relief for the Working Poor” January 23, 2001

Massachusetts
Wicked Local Wayland, Op-Ed "Tax Advantage of Earned Income Tax Credit," Sen. Scott Brown, February 12, 2009

The Boston Globe, Op-Ed "New Directions in Closing the Income Gap" by Noah Berger

The Boston Globe, Op-Ed: “Building a stronger ‘ladder of opportunity’ for poor families” Mary M. Lassen and Andrew Sum, August 22, 1999

Michigan
The Detroit News, Op-Ed "Protect the Michigan Earned Income Tax Credit" By Paul Long, December 1, 2009

Holland Sentinal, Op-Ed "My Tax - Don't miss working class tax break" By Scott Dzurka, March 3, 2009

Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letter to the Editor: “Tax Credit offers Relief for the Poor” April 27, 2000

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Editorial: “Making Work Pay” March 11, 1999

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Op-Ed: “A State Earned Income Credit would Help the Working Poor” Sondra Beverly, March 11, 1999

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Editorial: “An Ounce of Prevention” January 18, 1999

Montana
Helena Independent Record, Editorial: "Earned-Income Credit for Montana?" February 1, 2009

Billings Gazette, Letter: State earned income tax credit deserves support, March 4, 2007

Billings Gazette, Letter: House GOP kills tax bills written to help citizens, February 14, 2007

Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star, Op-Ed "Nebraska Needs Its Own Version of Earned Income Tax Credit", Susan Scott, executive director of the Lincoln YMCA, February 14, 2006

New Jersey
The Star-Ledger, Op-Ed: "N.J.'s Earned Income Tax Credit is a cruel joke" by John Shure, January 28, 2007

Philadelphia Inquirer, "Tax relief for the poor", by Bruce H. Davidson, December 5, 2006

Asbury Park Press, Op-Ed "Tax relief proposals shouldn't leave poor people behind", by Bruce H. Davidson, November 15, 2006

New York
Gotham Gazette, Op-Ed: "Breaking the Feat of Famine Tax Cycle" Mae Watson Grote, April 6, 2009

North Carolina

Editorial, Wilmington Star News, "This credit is earned" January 7, 2007

Editorial, News & Record, "A tax balancing act" January 5, 2007

Editorial, The Fayetteville Observer, "Our View: Lawmakers should enact program that promotes work and families" December 16, 2006

Editorial, The News & Observer, "Credit due" December 15, 2006

Oklahoma
Community Action Project, “Memo to Senator Cain and Representative Toure” April 30, 2003

Tulsa World, “Don’t Tax Poor Families’ Income” January 21, 2001

Akron Beacon Journal, “Ohio can Raise Money and be Fair” April 10, 2003

Cleveland Plain Dealer, “The Ohio Tax Formula: Make MORE, Pay LESS” January 15, 2003

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Inquirer, Editorial: "EITC Lost in Tax Slash Stunt? Harrisburg has a Chance to Help the Poor" January 22, 2008

Philladelphia Inquirer, Letter: "Working Together to Help Working Families" Carol Goertzel, January 16, 2008

Philadelphia Inquirer, Op-Ed: "Pa. Working Poor Need Earned Income Tax Aid" Jean Hunt, January 1, 2008

Delaware County Times, Guest Columnist: "Lowering Taxes for Hardworking Families of Pa." Carol Goertzel, December 6, 2007

Philadelphia Inquirer, Editorial: "Pa. Tuns Lights Up for Working Poor" November 12, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Op-Ed: “Pennsylvania should do more to help the poor towards self-sufficiency” Berry Friesen, January 26, 1999

Rhode Island
The Providence Journal, “Help Working Families in Poverty” June 1, 2000

Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune, "A great first step toward comprehensive tax reform" September 24, 2006

Virginia
The Virginian-Pilot, Op-Ed: “Working But Poor—These Days that is No Contradiction” Jane M. Conroy, March 4, 2001

Washington
The Seattle Times, "Helping working families a good deal for everyone" guest colmnists, Gary Locke and Sue Donaldson, March 3, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Proposal gives low-wage workers in Washington a tax break" guest columnists, Michele Radosevich and Sue Donaldson, February 14, 2008

West Virginia
The Charleston Gazette, Op-Ed: "A W.Va. tax credit for low-income workers is next logical step" Rick Wilson, March 8, 2009

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Budget Project Letter to Legislators, “Preserving Wisconsin’s Earned Income Tax Credit”