Take Action
You can help stop this tax hike on low-income working families to pay for a tax cut for businesses!
- Learn more about Senate Bill 103
- Contact lawmakers
- Share your view with your local newspaper
- Share your story with SaveOurEITC.com
Senate Bill 103, introduced on Feb. 8, 2011, would raise taxes on working families across the state of Michigan, while supporting a massive $1.8 billion tax cut for businesses. Read the text of the full bill.
Who would sponsor a bill that has been regarded as as “fertilizer” for economic gardening?
Bill sponsor
State Sen. Roger Kahn
Bill co-sponsors
State Sen. Mike Nofs
State Sen. Phil Pavlov
State Sen. Arlan Meekhof
State Sen. Rick Jones
State Sen. Jack Brandenburg
State Sen. Darwin Booher
The Earned Income Tax Credit returns an average of $432 to working families, most with children.
Members of the Michigan Legislature receive annual base salaries $79,650.
Use a convenient online tool to send a letter to lawmakers.
To send your own letter, you can find out your state Representative’s name by clicking here; your state Senator’s name by clicking here.
Tell him or her:
- Your name
- That you oppose efforts to eliminate or reduce the EITC.
- That we cannot afford to raise taxes on working families to pay for a tax cut for businesses.
- That ending the EITC will push more children into poverty.
If you are using the EITC, tell your lawmakers what it means to you – how you spend that money and what will happen to you and your family if it goes away.
Share your view with your local newspaper
Write a letter to your local newspaper and tell it why you support the EITC.
Share your story with SaveOurEITC.com
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