April 2015

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Two Democrats challenge the payday-loan industry

Could a small change in a federal tax credit significantly reduce people’s need for predatory payday loans? That’s the hope of a new tax bill introduced Wednesday by Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Ro Khanna. Their topline idea is to massively expand the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which gives low- and moderate-income Americans a subsidy for working. Most attention will focus

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