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media mention March 2, 2015 Marketwatch: 10 States with The Worst Taxes for Average Americans
According to “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States,” a report released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), Washington has by… -
media mention March 2, 2015 The Herald News:
Consumption taxes (like sales taxes on food and clothing, gas taxes, and so-called sin taxes on cigarettes and liquor) fall on the middle and working classes’ backs far more than… -
media mention March 2, 2015 The Columbus Dispatch: Debate over Ohio’s Shift from Income to Sales Taxes Continues
But Policy Matters says that figure does not include all taxes being raised, including the commercial-activity tax on gross receipts. Using figures calculated by the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention March 2, 2015 Toledo Blade: Instead of Another Tax Cut, Ohio Should Focus on Tax Fairness
Here are some facts and figures about Ohio’s lopsided income distribution and tax burdens, gleaned from Mr. Herzenberg’s study and separate new reports by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention February 27, 2015 The Toledo Blade: Governor’s Tax Plan Would Wide Inequality
Yet an analysis of his tax proposal by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy concludes that the wealthiest 1 percent of Ohio taxpayers — those who made more… -
media mention February 27, 2015 Associated Press Mississippi: Differing Tax Cut Plans Advance in Mississippi House
Opponents warn Gunn’s plan means Mississippi’s remaining taxes would fall more heavily on the poor, as a proportion of income. Projections from the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
media mention February 23, 2015 Gainesville Times: Study Says Poor Bear the Brunt of Sales Tax Hikes
Georgia’s poorest residents will pay a larger share of their income this year in state and local taxes than the wealthiest earners, according to a new study from the Institute… -
media mention February 23, 2015 Seattle Times: Trickle-Down Theory Makes Less Sense Than Ever
Current state income-tax rates are bad for the poor and comparably good for the rich, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. While the rich pay more in… -
media mention February 23, 2015 Dallas Business Journal: Texas Great for Businesses But Terrible for Most People
While many Lone Star State business organizations tout Texas’ tax climate when pitching corporate relocations, those same tax policies are among the worst in the nation when boiled down to… -
media mention February 20, 2015 WFSP (Arizona): Arizona’s Unfair Tax System Targets the Poor/Middle Class
Arizona’s local and state tax system targets the middle class, and the poorest people in the state pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than the richest people… -
media mention February 20, 2015 New Jersey Spotlight: NJ Needs to Do the Right Thing–Raise Taxes
Of course, New Jersey’s middle class and working poor are already taxed at substantial rates. However, according to a recent study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the… -
media mention February 20, 2015 San Francisco Chronicle: Tax Fairness Could Boost Resources for Roads, Schools Pensions
Last month, the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that the poorest 20 percent of households pay on average more than twice the effective state and local tax… -
media mention February 20, 2015 Watchdog.org: States Don’t Want Undocument Immigrants, But Could They Need Them
A 2013 study conducted by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that allowing illegal immigrants the legal opportunity to work would actually increase state and local tax revenues… -
media mention February 20, 2015 The Toledo Blade: The Governor’s Tax Proposal Would Harm Most Ohioans
According to an analysis by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, taxpayers in the top 1 percent of earners would enjoy an average income tax reduction of more… -
media mention February 20, 2015 Tribune News Service: Some Governors Seek to Cut Taxes as Potholes Deepend
Current state income tax rates are bad for the poor and comparably good for the rich, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. While the rich pay more… -
media mention February 20, 2015 Culture Map Houston: Texas Tax Myths Shattered
If you’re living in Texas and don’t fall within the wealthiest one percent of residents, chances are you’re paying some of the highest tax rates in the nation. According to… -
media mention February 18, 2015 The Christian Science Monitor: Coming This Tax Season–Tax Laws Favoring the Rich
“The vast majority of states allow their very best-off residents to pay much lower effective tax rates than their middle- and low-income families must pay,” concludes the recent report by… -
media mention February 18, 2015 The Times Daily: Tax Incomes Not Goods and Services
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy determined that while the lowest 20 percent of earners pay more than 10 percent of their income in state and local taxes, the… -
media mention February 18, 2015 Utah Public Radio: Loss of Oil Revenue Causes State Funding Hole
According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, around the country, the average state’s gas tax rate has effectively fallen by 20 percent since the last raise. States with… -
media mention February 18, 2015 The Frederick (Md.) News Post: Wrong on State of MD
Even more significantly, the wealthiest residents (the “job creators”) are staying put: a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy concluded that there has not been any exodus… -
media mention February 18, 2015 The Kansas City Star: American Tax Policy Has 50 Shades of Gray
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy recently examined state and local tax policy and found Kansas has the ninth-most “unfair” tax system in the nation. A Kansan earning $47,700… -
media mention February 18, 2015 Park Forest eNews: GOP Lawmakers Push Millionaire-Friendly Tax Schemes
The Keystone/Good Jobs study comes on the heels of report by the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which said that states’ growing reliance on consumptive taxes contributes to… -
media mention February 18, 2015 The Cinncinati Post: Top 1% Would Save Most Under Kasich Plan
Those were the findings of a just-released report by Policy Matters Ohio and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (see http://www.policymattersohio.org/kasich-tax-proposal-feb2015). It also found that even excluding changes in… -
media mention February 18, 2015 USA Today: States with the Worst Taxes on Average Earners
When looking at taxes paid as a share of the income earned, all states have a regressive tax system, which means poorer residents are taxed more than the wealthiest ones.… -
media mention February 18, 2015 Detroit Free Press: Time to Talk Tax Equality in Michigan
Michigan ranks 29th in personal tax equality and 48th in the percentage of tax revenue contributed by businesses, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and the House…