@andyortlieb to You Should Know@lemmy.world • edit-227 days agoYSK: In economics, a negative income tax (NIT) is a system which reverses the direction in which tax is paid for incomes below a certain level.en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square70arrow-up1327arrow-down15
arrow-up1322arrow-down1external-linkYSK: In economics, a negative income tax (NIT) is a system which reverses the direction in which tax is paid for incomes below a certain level.en.m.wikipedia.org@andyortlieb to You Should Know@lemmy.world • edit-227 days agomessage-square70
minus-square@iii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish26•27 days agoAs an example: this exists in Flanders (dutch speaking part of Belgium): https://www.brusselstimes.com/316484/job-bonus-for-730000-people-in-flanders-how-to-make-sure-you-get-yours
minus-square@radix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish17•27 days agoThe US doesn’t technically have a negative tax, but the EITC accomplishes the same basic thing. Whether it’s efficient enough, or needs expansion is another story.
As an example: this exists in Flanders (dutch speaking part of Belgium): https://www.brusselstimes.com/316484/job-bonus-for-730000-people-in-flanders-how-to-make-sure-you-get-yours
The US doesn’t technically have a negative tax, but the EITC accomplishes the same basic thing. Whether it’s efficient enough, or needs expansion is another story.