[lbo-talk] Obama on poverty: straight DLC

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Apr 2 08:54:17 PDT 2008


On Apr 2, 2008, at 11:34 AM, Jordan Hayes wrote:
> I'm having trouble following this. Is Doug:
>
> a) Not in support the EITC, in which case Max is right
>
> b) Just correcting Max's implication that EITC is not an employer
> subsidy, in which case Max is wrong

It's better than nothing, but it'd be nice if wages were higher, and it didn't come with the moral wedge it drives between the deserving and undeserving poor.



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