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Topic: Earned Income Tax Credit

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Poor Tennessee county hit with audits

Igor Derysh
In this Jan. 14, 2017, photo, tax forms sit on a desk at the start of the tax season rush, inside the offices of tax preparation firm Infinite Tax Solutions, in Boulder, Colo. Filing taxes early could speed your return and protect your identity. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) (AP)

Who’s more likely to be audited?

Paul Kiel, Jesse Eisinger - ProPublica
Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump (Reuters/Mike Segar)

Trump's "working moms" con

Simon Maloy
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O'Reilly's inequality disaster

Simon Maloy
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Robert Reich - RobertReich.org
Rand Paul (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Paul’s prevarication problem

Joan Walsh
Barack Obama, Mitch McConnell (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com/Photo montage by Salon)

How Obama re-set the GOP

Simon Maloy
Paul Ryan (Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com)

Paul Ryan hypocrisy: Episode ∞

Joan Walsh
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Barack Obama (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The audacity of nope

Luke Brinker
Connecticut. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (AP/Jessica Hill)

Connecticut's crucial lesson

Luke Brinker
Paul Ryan (AP/Lauren Victoria Burke)

"Blame the victim" disease

Elias Isquith
Paul Ryan (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan's "insult" strategy

Simon Maloy
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John Boehner, Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio (Reuters/Jim BourgAP/Manuel Balce Ceneta/J. Scott Applewhite/Photo collage by Salon)

Phonies, frauds and liars

Joan Walsh
Paul Ryan (Reuters/Jose Luis Magaua)

How GOP really views the poor

Brian Beutler
(AP/Susan Walsh)

Rubio's cynical new low

Elias Isquith
Paul Krugman (Reuters/Brendan Mcdermid)

Krugman: Raise the min. wage!

Elias Isquith
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Rep. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (Reuters/Yuri Gripas)

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org
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GOP's new war on single moms

Irin Carmon
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