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media mention January 21, 2015 Newsweek: Why Obama Finally Took on the 1%
A sweeping attack on wealth inequality might have had more than an icicle’s chance in hell of passing back when Democrats had control of Congress. But Matt Gardner, executive director… -
media mention January 21, 2015 Tampa Bay Times: Gov. Scott Proposes Cell Phone, TV Tax Cut
A better approach, Woodall said, is to cut the communications services tax by the same rate, but replace the lost revenue by plugging some of the more than 200 exemptions… -
media mention January 21, 2015 The Express (Milwaukee): The Explosive Numbers on Walkers Taxes
Walker has successfully built a political career on tax-cut politics that many voters believe benefits them when, in reality, the middle class and the poor pay a higher tax rate… -
media mention January 21, 2015 Chinook Observer: Tax Tale of Two States
New study re-emphasizes a longstanding reality: Oregonians have it much better than they imagine when it comes to taxes, while Washington residents ought to be rebelling Although you’d never… -
media mention January 21, 2015 Evanston Now: Illinois Tax System Among the Most Regressive
A new study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says Illinois residents face one of the most regressive state and local tax systems in the nation. The institute… -
media mention January 21, 2015 WWLP (Mass.): Wealthiest Taxpayers Paying Smallest Percentage of Income
A new study is showing that both in Massachusetts and nationwide, the highest income residents pay a smaller percentage of their income in taxes, compared to lower and middle income taxpayers.… -
media mention January 21, 2015 The Greensboro News and Record: Taxes’ Low Blows
“State legislators opened their 2015 session saying they want to ease the tax burden on “regular folks.” That will be a turnaround. “Regular folks” — those who earn moderate incomes… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Newsweek: Obama’s State of the Union. What to Expect
The issue most recently pegged by the White House, and the one least likely to gain any traction in Congress, is reforming the tax code. Obama’s plan would raise taxes… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Jackson Clarion Ledger: Poor’s Tax Burden High
With Gov. Phil Bryant’s push for a tax cut this legislative session as context, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has released a report that says the tax rate… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Honolulu Star Advertiser: Isles Second Highest in Taxes on the Poor
Hawaii has the second-highest taxes on the poor and the 15th most unfair state and local tax systems in the country, according to a recent report from a Washington, D.C.-based… -
media mention January 20, 2015 The Oregonian: Pity Washington’s Unhappy Legislators
Last week brought another complication for Washington’s tax situation, as the annual report of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, in the other Washington, found that once again Washington… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Pittsburg Tribune Review: Incoming Gov. Targets Higher Earners
The newly released 2015 “Who Pays” report from the nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found Pennsylvania has the sixth-most-inequitable tax system in the nation. Combining the total burdens… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Cherry Hill Post Courier: NJ’s Tax System Fairer Than Most Though Still Unequal
New Jersey’s state and local tax system is fairer than most states, but low- and middle-income residents still devote a larger share of their income to taxes than the wealthy,… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Cherry Hiss Post Courier: NJ’s Tax System Fairer Than Most Though Still Unequal
New Jersey’s state and local tax system is fairer than most states, but low- and middle-income residents still devote a larger share of their income to taxes than the wealthy,… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Chattanooga Times Free Press: She Still Struggles But Now She Has Hope
Georgia and Tennessee are not among the 29 states to pass legislation boosting the minimum wage above the federal rate of $7.25 per hour. A report released last week by… -
media mention January 20, 2015 The Oklahoman: Tax Burden Is Heave for Many Oklahomans
TAX cut opponents often argue that Oklahoma already has a relatively low tax burden. A new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) shows this is not… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Tulsa World: The Poor Pay More
The poor pay more. State taxes favor the wealthy. Every state and local tax system is regressive. Those provocative conclusions, reached in a controversial new study, are going to ignite… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Norman Transcript: Report Show Low-Income Oklahomans Pay Highest State Taxes
A new study released by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and Oklahoma Policy Institute finds that low- and middle-income Oklahomans pay more than two times more… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Seattle Times: Inslees Capital Gains Tax Pitch
“The capital-gains tax on the wealthy — even when combined with a tax credit Inslee has proposed for the state’s poorest families — would not bump Washington from its No.… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Pioneer News: New Tax Report Shows Inequities
A recent report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has shown that in nearly every state low and middle income families pay a larger share of their income… -
media mention January 20, 2015 PoliticsUSA: Despite Kansas’s Continuing Economic Disaster, Sam Brownback
A sales tax increase will not affect the rich proportionally, and according to The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, states with high sales tax are ‘fundamentally unfair” to poor,… -
media mention January 20, 2015 New York Times: How Expensive It Is to Be Poor
And yet, whatever the poor earn is likely to be more heavily taxed than the earnings of wealthier citizens, according to a new analysis by the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention January 20, 2015 MSNBC: Running out of Options, Brownback Revisits Tax Policy
The Politico report quoted Meg Wiehe, state policy director at the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, saying, “We’ve seen this exploding budget gap, and this year, after three… -
media mention January 20, 2015 LA Weekly: California Has the Second Fairest Taxes in the US
California is not an easy place to do business. Our taxes and regulations are legendary. But the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy this month released its fifth “Who Pays?”… -
media mention January 20, 2015 Baltimore Post-Examiner: Maryland Taxes Are Fairer Than Most
Maryland ranked as the 38th least “unfair” state in Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s semi-annual taxation report, published on Wednesday. This means Maryland’s tax policies are considered more fair…