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Alabama Arise: Eliminating State Grocery Tax Would Make Life Better for Alabama Families
February 7, 2022
Two bills in the 2022 regular session would end the state grocery tax while protecting school funding. The graph below shows how millions of Alabamians would benefit. Untaxing groceries quickly and responsibly would boost economic and food security for all Alabamians. That means replacing revenue for public schools in a way that doesn’t harm struggling […]
Alabama Arise: End Alabama’s state grocery tax and protect school funding
January 30, 2020
How to untax groceries without costing education a dime It’s crucial to replace the grocery tax revenue without hurting the people who would benefit most from the tax’s elimination. Fortunately, Alabama has a way to untax groceries while protecting both struggling families and education funding. That solution would be to end an unusual tax loophole […]
Alabama Arise: The Less You Make, the More You Pay: Alabama’s Taxes Remain Upside Down
October 17, 2018
Low-income Alabamians pay twice as much in state and local taxes as a share of their income compared to the state’s wealthiest residents, according to a study released Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. The study, Who Pays?, analyzes major state and local taxes in all 50 states, including personal and corporate income taxes, property taxes, sales and other excise taxes.
Alabama ARISE: 6 things to know about the FICA deduction
October 21, 2015
The Alabama Legislature may consider removing the state FICA income tax deduction during this month’s second special session. Without significant new General Fund revenue, the state may make enormous cuts to Medicaid, child care, public safety and other vital services. Read full fact sheet here
Arise Citizens’ Policy Project: Study on Alabama’s tax system: The less you make, the bigger share you pay
January 16, 2015
Low- and middle-income Alabamians pay more than twice as much in taxes as a share of their income compared to the state’s wealthiest residents, according to a study released Wednesday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a nonprofit research organization based in Washington, D.C. The study, Who Pays?, analyzes tax systems in […]
Alabama Arise: The 2009 Tax Fairness Amendment: Answers to Some Common Questions
January 14, 2013
Answers to some frequently asked questions about the 2009 Tax Fairness Amendment. Read the Full Report (PDF)
Alabama Arise: The State of Working Alabama 2009
January 14, 2013
For many Alabamians, a decade of relative economic prosperity has been a decade of lost potential, bringing little in the way of increased earnings or economic stability. Now, with the nation striving to emerge from a severe recession, the main question on the minds of many of the state’s workers is a simple one: How […]
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