EITC Error Penalty Risk
Aggressive enforcement and complex eligibility turn a safety net into a liability trap.
"We made benefits free — and the audit free too."
What is EITC Error Penalty Risk? Aggressive enforcement and complex eligibility turn a safety net into a liability trap. Compliance risk regressively distributed.
EITC claimants audited at rates rivaling the wealthy.
Compliance risk regressively distributed.
Simplified eligibility. Audit weighting by income.
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Aggressive enforcement and complex eligibility turn a safety net into a liability trap. Caught in the wild: EITC claimants audited at rates rivaling the wealthy.
In the room: Compliance risk regressively distributed.
Counter-move from the Atlas: Simplified eligibility.
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- People defend the status quo using the language of eitc error penalty risk.
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- Anyone naming the pattern is treated as the problem.
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