This is hardly a surprise.  The cornerstone of Republican politics seems to be an all-out assault on the poor that is most evident in its attempt to deprive the poor of health care.   Republican attempts to repeal 'Obamacare' would result in thousands of deaths annually.  As well, cutting or slashing programs that help low-income working people and poor families in order to finance even more tax cuts for the rich evidences an idolatry of wealth that places self-aggrandisement above respect for life itself.  Now Republicans want to get tough with the EITC because even the slightest scrap for the disadvantaged is just too much for the greedy on Capitol Hill.  Once one realises that the Republican agenda is a rejection of just about everything Jesus stood for, one begins to understand the foundation of their war on the poor.