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Electablog: Everything You Need to Know About the Trump Tax Plan
October 7, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
http://www.eclectablog.com/2017/10/episode-53-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-trump-tax-scam.html
ITEP Statement on House Budget Resolution: Lawmakers Gear up to Give the Public What It Doesn’t Want
October 5, 2017 • By Alan Essig
Passing a budget is supposed to provide a structure for our elected officials to responsibly manage our nation’s finances and public investments. But that is not the purpose of this budget resolution.
The Data Belie the Trump-GOP Tax Cut Rhetoric
October 5, 2017 • By Jenice Robinson
The Trump-GOP tax plan is touted as plan for the middle-class but delivers a boon to the wealthy, throws a comparative pittance to everyone else and even includes a dose of tax increases for some middle- and upper-middle-income taxpayers. The data belie the rhetoric.
Bloomberg: GOP Tax Plan Seen Hurting Middle Class in N.Y., 8 Other States
October 5, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The ITEP report concludes that many of the most affected people would be middle-income and upper-middle income taxpayers. For example, in Maryland, about one-third of those making from $48,700 to $73,700 would face a tax hike, while 41 percent of those between $73,700 and $126,500, would face an increase, the study says. And almost 65 […]
Washington Post: How Much Will Trump Tax Plan Cost You and Your Wealthiest Neighbors
October 5, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/05/how-the-trump-tax-plan-could-affect-someone-in-your-state-with-your-income/?utm_term=.819c02760361
Mother Jones: Republicans Are Already Giving Up on a Key Part of Trump’s Tax Plan
October 5, 2017 • By Matthew Gardner
For the third time in eight days, a new study has found that President Donald Trump’s tax plan is a major handout to the richest Americans. On Wednesday, the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimated that the top 1 percent of Americans would get 67 percent of the benefits from the Republican tax plan released last […]
State Rundown 10/4: Wildfires in Montana and Tax Cuts in Kansas Wreak Budget Havoc
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
This week, Kansas's school funding was again ruled unconstitutionally low and unfair, while Montana lawmakers indicated they'd rather let historic wildfires burn a hole through their budget than raise revenues to meet their funding needs. Meanwhile, a struggling agricultural sector continues to cause problems for Iowa and Nebraska, but legalized recreational marijuana is bringing good economic news to both California and Nevada.
The Washington Monthly: The Republican Tax Cut Framework Is Already in Trouble
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The tax cut framework suggests that Republicans will eventually define some corporate tax loopholes to close. They haven’t done so yet because that will unleash a host of corporate lobbyists to fight against them, which is all the proof we should need that the statutory tax rate, as it exists today, is meaningless. The real […]
50-State Analysis: GOP-Trump Tax Proposal Would Give the Store Away to the Wealthy, Exacerbate the Income Divide
October 4, 2017 • By Alan Essig
A 50-state analysis of the GOP tax framework reveals the top 1 percent of taxpayers would receive a substantial tax cut while middle- and upper-middle-income taxpayers in many states would pay more, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said today. The GOP continues to tout its tax plan as “beneficial to the middle class.” […]
Benefits of GOP-Trump Framework Tilted Toward the Richest Taxpayers in Each State
October 4, 2017 • By Steve Wamhoff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and Congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would affect states differently, but every state would see its richest residents grow richer if it is enacted. In all but a handful of states, at least half of the tax cuts would flow to the richest one percent of residents if the framework took effect.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in West Virginia with 39.1 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in West Virginia equally. The richest one percent of West Virginia residents would receive 39.1 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $358,800 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $27,800 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 3.5 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Louisiana with 63.7 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Louisiana equally. The richest one percent of Louisiana residents would receive 63.7 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $568,200 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $97,200 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 6.4 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Maine with 38.8 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Maine equally. The richest one percent of Maine residents would receive 38.8 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $473,000 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $30,390 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 2.5 percent.
30% of Marylanders Would Pay More Under GOP-Trump Tax Framework, But the State’s Richest 1% Would Pay Less
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Maryland equally. More than 30 percent of Maryland households would have higher tax bills, but nearly everyone among the richest one percent of the state’s residents would receive a tax cut.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Massachusetts with 76.0 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Massachusetts equally. The richest one percent of Massachusetts residents would receive 76.0 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $771,800 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $136,960 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.5 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Michigan with 62.5 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Michigan equally. The richest one percent of Michigan residents would receive 62.5 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $502,500 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $76,560 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.7 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Minnesota with 62.2 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Minnesota equally. The richest one percent of Minnesota residents would receive 62.2 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $632,000 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $65,780 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 2.5 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Mississippi with 55.2 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Mississippi equally. The richest one percent of Mississippi residents would receive 55.2 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $404,300 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $42,060 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 3.6 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Missouri with 57.0 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Missouri equally. The richest one percent of Missouri residents would receive 57.0 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $480,200 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $62,970 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.0 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Montana with 56.9 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Montana equally. The richest one percent of Montana residents would receive 56.9 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $535,400 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $68,950 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 3.8 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Nebraska with 59.3 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Nebraska equally. The richest one percent of Nebraska residents would receive 59.3 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $521,300 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $80,910 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 5.1 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in Nevada with 70.7 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in Nevada equally. The richest one percent of Nevada residents would receive 70.7 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $538,200 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $113,840 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.5 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in New Hampshire with 53.3 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in New Hampshire equally. The richest one percent of New Hampshire residents would receive 53.3 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $545,600 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $69,390 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 4.2 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in New Jersey with 82.4 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in New Jersey equally. The richest one percent of New Jersey residents would receive 82.4 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $1,105,200 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $73,950 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 2.3 percent.
GOP-Trump Tax Framework Would Provide Richest One Percent in New Mexico with 48.5 Percent of the State’s Tax Cuts
October 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff
The “tax reform framework” released by the Trump administration and congressional Republican leaders on September 27 would not benefit everyone in New Mexico equally. The richest one percent of New Mexico residents would receive 48.5 percent of the tax cuts within the state under the framework in 2018. These households are projected to have an income of at least $443,700 next year. The framework would provide them an average tax cut of $45,910 in 2018, which would increase their income by an average of 3.6 percent.
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