Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

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Tax Strategies for a Strong Minnesota

January 15, 1998 • By ITEP Staff

This report will examine Minnesota’s major taxes, who pays these taxes, and how taxation has changed over time. The study will also examine Minnesota’s economic and social indicators, and state and local spending trends. In addition, the study will address how well equipped Minnesota is to handle future needs. Finally, the study will address the […]

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Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems of All 50 States [1996 Edition]

June 15, 1996 • By ITEP Staff

This study looks at taxes paid by income group, as shares of income, for every state and the District of Columbia. Our primary finding is that by an overwhelming margin, most state and local tax systems take a greater share of income from middle- and low-income families than from the wealthy. That is to say, […]

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The Hidden Entitlements

May 15, 1996 • By ITEP Staff

In short, while not all “tax expenditures” are evil, many of them undermine tax fairness, impede economic growth and divert scarce tax dollars away from better uses. If we hope to “reinvent government” to make it more effective and less burdensome—in short, a better deal for ordinary American families—then scaling back wasteful and pernicious tax […]