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The EITC is probably the biggest source of fraud among taxpayers. Since EITC fraud is often a lot easier to prove than some of the more complex stuff, IRS enforcement dollars spent here can generate a correspondingly larger amount of dollars restored to the US treasury.

The problem with the EITC is that it's $2,000 to $3,000 payment is huge temptation even for people who make above $50,000. The key to the fraud is people either pretending to be not married or using two different addresses to split up family income (to meet the income limits) or ignoring the fact that when an unmarried couple lives together, the much higher income of the live-in boyfriend if he lives there for most of the year invalidates single mom's eligibility.

The EITC is probably the biggest source of fraud among taxpayers. Since EITC fraud is often a lot easier to prove than some of the more complex stuff, IRS enforcement dollars spent here can generate a correspondingly larger amount of dollars restored to the US treasury.

Seems to me the quickest way to end this FRAUD and ILLEGAL RE-DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH is to eliminate the EITC. While we're at it, get rid of the f'ing IRS TOO!!

Why should *I* have to pay a higher tax rate to fund someone who can't even make enough money to pay taxes?

Far as I'm concerned, the IRS can and SHOULD crack-down on these EITC cheats! I'm sick and damn' tired of the damn' tax code taking away MY money to re-distribute to so-called working "poor!"

ENOUGH ALREADY! I'm sick and damn' tired of being penalized for being successful and making a good living, while some SLOTH gets my money via the EITC for sitting on his/her ass, or not being smart enough to advance themselves.

The EITC is probably the biggest source of fraud among taxpayers...

Yep. Great concept. Terrible invitation to fraud.