The Earned Income Tax Credit in the American Political Economy
Location
King Building 337
Document Type
Presentation
Start Date
4-29-2016 4:00 PM
End Date
4-29-2016 5:15 PM
Abstract
My paper focuses on the legislative, theoretical, and historical development of the earned income tax credit. By examining the related histories of the development of the income tax, welfare state, and tax credits for low-income families, my paper concludes that American attitudes toward work ethic and systemic unemployment propelled the EITC to prominence.
Recommended Citation
Peltz, Madeline, "The Earned Income Tax Credit in the American Political Economy" (04/29/16). Senior Symposium. 40.
https://digitalcommons.oberlin.edu/seniorsymp/2016/presentations/40
Major
Politics
Advisor(s)
Eve Sandberg, Politics
Project Mentor(s)
Chris Howell, Politics
April 2016
The Earned Income Tax Credit in the American Political Economy
King Building 337
My paper focuses on the legislative, theoretical, and historical development of the earned income tax credit. By examining the related histories of the development of the income tax, welfare state, and tax credits for low-income families, my paper concludes that American attitudes toward work ethic and systemic unemployment propelled the EITC to prominence.
Notes
Session III, Panel 15 - Decisions, Decisions: Investigations of Hunches, Attitudes, and Responses
Moderator: Afia Ofori-Mensa, Visiting Assistant Professor of Comparative American Studies and Africana Studies