Back during the Bush I economic miracle, the newly married Mrs. Fish and I and our new baby had to take advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit. More than ten years and one Bill Clinton later, we are doing OK, but I'll never forget how grateful we were for the EITC, especially with an infant child. Well now, the 1600 Crew, who has all those friends who see the working poor as "Lucky Duckies" has a plan to get that additional revenue it might just be missing out on.

Those ever-friendly folks at the IRS, I am sure with some quiet urging by the America-hating administration have decided that there may be folks cheating the guvmint via the EITC. From the NYTimes

The I.R.S., trying to prevent errors and cheating, says it needs greater proof of eligibility months before people claim the credit on their tax returns because its efforts to find errors through audits after the fact have not worked. Treasury officials estimate that $6.5 billion to $10 billion is lost to improper payments each year.

What a shame that we all can't move our residences to a PO box in Bermuda and own a congresscritter or two, especially those pesky working poor.

It's just so ... unAmerican...everyone should own a congresscritter, or at least an administration official.