Morning Must-Read: Erica Williams and Chris Mai: State Earned Income Tax Credits and Minimum Wages Work Best Together

Erica Williams and Chris Mai: State Earned Income Tax Credits and Minimum Wages Work Best Together: “Lawmakers should look to help working families recover…

…They can do this effectively by strengthening their states’ earned income tax credits (EITCs) and minimum wages.  EITCs and the minimum wage are twin pillars of making work pay for families that earn low wages…. Strengthening either… will boost incomes for low-wage working families, but these policy improvements are particularly effective in combination…”