WHen this article says “In addition to his sweeping tax cuts, Brownback wanted to eliminate the earned-income tax credit, which had benefited the working poor.”
How is it that Brownback has any effect upon the administration or validity of part of the Federal tax code?
Or am I just being deluged under a big load of liborrhea in this article?
Federal EITC doesn't reduce your taxable income for state taxes. Kansas has its own EITC which is being phased out as part of Brownback's tax reforms.
“How is it that Brownback has any effect upon the administration or validity of part of the Federal tax code?”
Some states have a state EITC in addition to the federal one. Michigan had one but got rid of it when Republicans took total control of state government.
I suspect that was also the case in Kansas.