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State of Working Maine 2022

While wages and working conditions have improved during the past two years, there’s more work to do. To secure a sustainable recovery, which guarantees a thriving future for all Mainers, policymakers need to address these issues even as the immediate economic threats recede.

Tax and Budget

Earned Income Tax Credit

Mainers receive income boosting credits that help workers, families, and retirees make ends meet — simply by filing income taxes every year. The Earned Income Tax Credit is one of these supports. Learn more about what it is, why it matters, and how to get it.

Maine's Economy

Feeling the Pinch: Inflation and corporate consolidation

The mismatch between Mainers feeling the pinch as corporate profits rise is the result of choices made by policymakers over time, particularly at the federal level, that have given corporations greater power over people to set prices and control the flow of goods and services.

The Maine Center for Economic Policy is a nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to improving the economic well-being of low- and moderate-income Mainers.

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The Inflation Reduction Act makes our tax code fairer, tackles the climate crisis, and makes health care more affordable for Mainers

James Myall Taxes and Budget

The Inflation Reduction Act makes our tax code fairer, tackles the climate crisis, and makes health care more affordable for Mainers

James Myall Health Care

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State of Working Maine 2022

Earned Income Tax Credit

Feeling the Pinch: Inflation and corporate consolidation

The Maine Center for Economic Policy is a nonpartisan research and policy organization dedicated to improving the economic well-being of low- and moderate-income Mainers.

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