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Wisconsin Public Radio: POOR PAY MORE OF THEIR INCOME IN TAXES
February 1, 2013
(Original Post) Thursday January 31, 2013 by Shawn Johnson A new national study says poor people in Wisconsin, as in most states, devote a larger share of their incomes to taxes than do wealthier residents. The study’s author says an income tax cut being weighed by Republicans would exacerbate that trend. The study by the […]
Minnesota Post: Study confirms Minnesota’s tax system is unfair
February 1, 2013
(Original Post) By Jeff Van Wychen | 03:52 pm A new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) provides fresh insight on who is paying state and local taxes in the United States. “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States” confirms that in Minnesota and the […]
Kansas Governor’s New Plan Increases Taxes on Poor Yet Slashes Revenue by $340 Million
February 1, 2013 • By Meg Wiehe
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback proposed, for the second straight year, major tax changes during his State of the State speech. These new changes include lowering the tax rates to 1.9 and 3.5 percent, eliminating itemized deductions for mortgage interest and property taxes paid, and raising the sales tax.
Public News Service: Tax Report for WYO Inspires Proposed Gas Tax Amendment
February 1, 2013
(Original Post) January 31, 2013 CASPER, Wyo. – Tax season is getting underway, and a new report lays out the percentages taxes take out of family incomes in Wyoming. The “Who Pays?” study shows that taxes as a percentage of income are lowest for the richest and highest for the poorest. With that report in […]
The Town Talk: Louisiana’s tax code and proposal draw warning
February 1, 2013
Written by Mike Hasten Gannett Louisiana BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s current tax structure is unfair to low- and middle-income families, a study examining tax structures says, and the tax revision plan pushed by Gov. Bobby Jindal would make it worse. Matthew Gardner, head of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and lead investigator on […]
Kake TV: KS Revenue Chief Not Moved By National Tax Study
February 1, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013 Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan says he doesn’t put much stock in a recent study from a non-partisan research group suggesting the state’s tax system is unfair to the poor. Jordan said Thursday the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy praises states that rely heavily on personal income taxes for […]
The Kansas City Star: With state tax reform, first do no harm
February 1, 2013
February 1 By MATTHEW GARDNER After a presidential election campaign during which tax fairness debates figured prominently, the battle has now emphatically shifted to the states. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, for instance, recently announced his support for a “flatter, fairer” tax code, and lawmakers in more than a dozen other states are poised to grapple […]
CBS Philly: Pa. Named One Of ‘Terrible Ten’ States In Tax Equity
February 1, 2013
(Original Post) February 1, 2013 5:33 AM By Kim Glovas PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new study on taxes shows Pennsylvania has the distinction of being in the “Terrible Ten”, the ten worst states in terms of tax equity. The study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says Pennsylvania families earning less than $19,000 […]
The Examiner: Poorer Kansans pay higher percentage of taxes than wealthier Kansans
February 1, 2013
(Original Post) January 31, 2013By: James Jordan A study by a non-partisan research group says the poorest Kansans pay a higher percentage of their income in state and local taxes than do the state’s wealthiest residents. The study, released Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, shows a national trend in this direction. The Institute on Taxation and […]
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