Economic Security Issues

All Missourians want the best for our families – a bright future for our children, security for our seniors, and a shot at a better future for us all. Through its state budget, Missouri supports many programs that provide a foundation for its children, families, and seniors to Read More

Download Full Policy Framework (PDF) Missourians work hard every day to provide a better life for their families. In small towns, suburban neighborhoods, and urban centers across the state, many families are struggling to make ends meet. Some are rushing to get kids to school Read More

Statement from Amy Blouin, Missouri Budget Project Executive Director More than one in five Missouri kids are growing up in families that can’t afford the basics necessary for a good start to life because they make so little. Although poverty slightly declined since the previous Read More

EITC Boosts Families, Strengthens Local Economies Download the PDF Version of this Report A prosperous Missouri requires a strong middle class, with the ability for families that work hard to achieve a better future. A state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is one of the best ways Read More

A Missouri EITC would boost local communities and economies while encouraging work, enhancing take-home pay, and improving long-term health and economic outcomes for more than 500,000 Missouri families. Earned Income Tax Credits:Targeted Tax Credits with Significant Impact (EITC) Read More

Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs) encourage work, enhance take-home pay, improve health & economic outcomes, and have lasting benefits. Proposals to create a state-level EITC would build on these benefits of the federal EITC for more than 500,000 Missouri families. Click here Read More

The MO Senate voted to raise taxes on nearly 105,000 vulnerable Missouri seniors and people with disabilities by eliminating a modest tax credit that is critical to keeping them in their homes.  The action will "continue the devastating trend of tax cuts for big Read More

The MO Senate voted to raise taxes on nearly 105,000 vulnerable Missouri seniors and people with disabilities by eliminating a modest tax credit that is critical to keeping them in their homes.  The action will "continue the devastating trend of tax cuts for big Read More

The provision included in the Governor’s budget proposal to eliminate the circuit breaker property tax credit for renters would make it more difficult for more than 104,000 low income Missouri seniors and people living with disabilities to stay in their homes by increasing Read More

According to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Missouri takes a much larger share of income from low- and middle-income families than it does from the wealthiest.  To see a summary of Missouri’s standing, click here.  For the full Read More