The Earned Income Tax Credit

The Earned Income Tax Credit

A) exempts a certain proportion of income from federal and state taxes for all citizens earning wages.
B) provides assistance to the working poor on a sliding scale according to income and household size.
C) generates part of the federal funding for job training and job support programs for the poor.
D) favors the family ethic over the work ethic by increasing the benefit for two-parent families with only one wage earner.