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Case
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Reference no. HKS1395.0
Published by: Harvard Kennedy School
Published in: 1997
Length: 6 pages

Abstract

This case describes the 1994 debate over whether to extend the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, a provision of the U.S. tax code designed to provide an incentive for employers to hire "disadvantaged" workers. It invites discussion of both the issue itself-specifically, whether the credit, as it was structured, actually fulfilled its purpose and, if not, how it might be adjusted-and the politics of potentially extending the about-to- expire law. The case, written by one who faced the issue himself-former Clinton Administration assistant Secretary of Labor John Donahue--, culminates as the Republican Party gains control of Congress in 1994, providing dramatic focus for the discussion.

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Abstract

This case describes the 1994 debate over whether to extend the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, a provision of the U.S. tax code designed to provide an incentive for employers to hire "disadvantaged" workers. It invites discussion of both the issue itself-specifically, whether the credit, as it was structured, actually fulfilled its purpose and, if not, how it might be adjusted-and the politics of potentially extending the about-to- expire law. The case, written by one who faced the issue himself-former Clinton Administration assistant Secretary of Labor John Donahue--, culminates as the Republican Party gains control of Congress in 1994, providing dramatic focus for the discussion.

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