When Governor Snyder and Michigan legislature cut part of the Earned Income Tax, they argued that it was just a move that piggy-backed on the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
Michigan lawmakers cut the 20 percent rate of the federal credit to 6 percent of federal credit.
This meant that many poor, working-class families saw an increase in their taxes in addition to tax increases they felt from other legislative changes.
The state's advocates for the poor have called upon the legislature to restore the Earned Income Tax Credit to Michigan in order to ease the financial stress felt by poor families.
Michigan Radio's Lester Graham spoke with Gilda Jacobs, the President and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy.
Listen to the audio above to hear the story.
