Today's key concept is #PredatoryInclusion: "a process wherein lenders and financial actors offer needed services to Black households but on exploitative terms that limit or eliminate their long-term benefits":
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Chavis's #ChicagoTribune editorial claimed that Direct File could cause Black filers to miss out on tax-credits they are entitled to. This is a particularly ironic claim given Intuit's prominent role in sabotaging the #ChildTaxCredit, a program that lifted more Americans out of poverty than any other in history: