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by akvadrako 1962 days ago
> With negative tax rate not so much since you would need to work in order to benefit

This is not how NIT works. You can read this for an intro:

https://www.scottsantens.com/negative-income-tax-nit-and-unc...

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You still need to work and have income. If I am missing something I’d love to know.
NIT means your income starts in the negative. So if you don't work you have -10k income, for example. With a 10% tax rate you'll get 1k back.