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media mention October 2, 2015 Wichita Eagle: Did Donald Trump get tax tips from Sam Brownback?
“Matt Gardner, the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, sees some similarities between Trump’s tax proposals unveiled this week and the tax changes Brownback ushered into… -
media mention October 2, 2015 Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Sales tax increase won’t fix education in Oklahoma
“The sales tax increase would add approximately $610 million annually to the state’s education budget. It would cost medium income Oklahomans about $260 a year, according to a data analysis… -
media mention October 2, 2015 The Oklahoma Watch: Study: Education Sales Tax Would Cost Average Family $262
“As a percentage of income, though, the tax would fall hardest on the poor. That’s because they spend a bigger portion of their income on retail purchases. The analysis was… -
media mention September 28, 2015 Citizen-Times: Legislature revs up tax on car repair, other services
“Here are figures from the N.C. Justice Center’s Budget and Tax Center summarizing the way tax changes in the new state budget bill will affect people at different levels… -
media mention September 28, 2015 The Oregonian: Would consumers or big corporations pay huge tax hike headed toward Oregon ballot?
“Matthew Gardner, executive director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said his group – which is associated with the left-of-center Center for Tax Justice – also dislikes gross… -
media mention September 25, 2015 CNBC: Are Immigrants Really Freeloaders? New Study Backs Trump’s Attacks
“The 50-state analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that about 8.1 million of the 11.4 million illegal immigrants who were employed paid in excess of… -
media mention September 25, 2015 Washington Post: America’s immigration ‘dumping ground’ contributes to vibrancy and growth
“Like Ross, Mr. Trump is right in the sense that immigrants — and here we assume Mr. Trump is referring to the illegal variety, though he doesn’t bother much with… -
media mention September 25, 2015 The Highland County Press: Report: Tax policy benefits flow heavily to wealthiest Ohioans
“The top 1 percent of Ohioans on average will see a $17,618 annual reduction in state taxes as a result of major tax changes made during the Kasich administration,… -
media mention September 25, 2015 Orlando Sentinel: Florida nice to rich, mean to poor, tax survey says
“WalletHub first surveyed over 1,000 Americans on what they consider a fair state and local tax system. The site then used data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention September 25, 2015 Newsmax: Illegal Immigration Figures in New Jersey
“Most illegal immigrants pay state and federal taxes, although the payments are generally credited to an account other than for the workers. In New Jersey, undocumented workers are believed to… -
media mention September 25, 2015 Inlander: FALSENOMICS: Shedding the lies we’ve heard about the state budget will help make a tough problem more solvable
“Washington is currently ranked 35th in the country in combined state and local tax rates, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. With our unusual lack of income and capital-gains… -
media mention September 23, 2015 The Arizona Republic: Shhhh…don’t tell pope Arizona robs the poor
“In Arizona, the most wealthy among us are taxed the least, percentage wise, and the poorest the most. According to a report this month by the non-profit, non-partisan Institute on… -
media mention September 23, 2015 Nashville Business Journal: Report: Tennessee’s tax code is kind to the 1 percent
The results of that survey suggest Americans think a tax system is fair when higher-income households pay a greater percentage of their income than lower-income households (or in shorthand,… -
media mention September 21, 2015 The News & Observer: An NC budget that chooses decline over investment
“Middle- and low-income wage earners won’t see a meaningful boost from the tax cuts. But they will feel the bite of an expanded sales tax that applies to the… -
media mention September 19, 2015 News and Observer: An NC budget that chooses decline over investment
It is too generous to call the new state budget a spending plan. It is a spending reaction. Leaders should have a plan, a goal. This is a budget drawn… -
media mention September 18, 2015 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: On the roads again
“What I describe is generally advocated by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which likes the idea of continuing to base highway money on highway use, which seems… -
media mention September 18, 2015 Salisbury Post: Talkback: What online readers say about …
If allowed to work in the country legally, their state and local tax contributions will increase significantly. The increase could cover the current deficit between service costs and revenues… -
media mention September 18, 2015 WUNC: Under New Tax Plan, Timing Belt Change Would Cost $30 More On This Volkswagen Jetta
“Sen. Josh Stein, a Democrat from Wake County, disagrees. He says the plan would favor high-wage earners because everyone pays the same income tax—instead of lower rates for people… -
media mention September 15, 2015 Bloomberg BNA: Individual Income Tax Insights: Fifty States of Rates – State Tax Systems Don’t Play Fair
“All state tax systems are inherently unfair, at least that is the verdict issued by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). ITEP’s 2015 Who Pays: A Distributional Analysis… -
media mention September 15, 2015 Mother Jones: John Kasich Was Against Poor People Before He Was for Them
“Once again, the budget brought tax savings for the wealthy, and higher taxes for those who can least afford them. An analysis of the 2015 budget by the Institute of… -
media mention September 15, 2015 Lexington Herald-Leader: Despite stark financial outlook, Kentucky gubernatorial candidates say little about taxes
“According to the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Kentucky’s richest 1 percent of families — those earning at least $330,000 a year — already have the lowest overall… -
media mention September 15, 2015 The Washington Times: U.S. companies given Export-Import Bank subsidies keep profits offshore, skirt taxes
“Matt Gardner, the executive director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said companies that are both benefiting from federally backed loans and who are keeping some of their… -
media mention September 15, 2015 St. Louis Post Dispatch: Nicklaus: Tax credit would be better for workers than minimum wage hike
“The federal credit has become one of the government’s most powerful antipoverty tools. It also improves progressivity, a virtue that’s lacking in many state tax systems, including Missouri’s. “It can… -
media mention September 10, 2015 New York Daily News: #Undocumoney Campaign to Show How Much Undocumented Immigrants Contribute to U.S Economy
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the over 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States collectively paid $11.84 billion in state and local taxes in 2012.”… -
media mention September 8, 2015 Reuters: Tax Exemption May Be Key to Move of Keurig’s Coffee Buying to Switzerland
“The fact that Keurig is doing this is pretty clearly due to a loophole in the law that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense,” said Matt Gardner, executive director…