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media mention January 16, 2015 Greenwich Time: State ranks 26th for regressive taxes
Connecticut ranks 26 in a study that judges the fairness of state tax systems. According to the study, states with regressive tax structures have negative tax inequality indexes, meaning that… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Arkansas Matters: AR Ranks 11th Nationally for Tax Burden on Poor
“Arkansas ranks eleventh in the nation when it comes to taxing the poor. The poorest Arkansans, those making under $9,600 per year, pay two times more in taxes as a… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Lawrence Journal-World: Kansas has ninth most regressive tax code
Lower-income people in Kansas are taxed at more than twice the rate as upper-income people, according to a new report released Wednesday. The fifth edition of the “Who Pays?” study… -
media mention January 16, 2015 KSN: Kansas among “Terrible Ten” states for regressive tax systems
The 2015 report, entitled Who Pays: A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All Fifty States by the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP, claims to assess… -
media mention January 16, 2015 The Birmingham News: Alabama taxes poor more heavily than rich, study finds
“Poor Alabamians continue to pay a larger share of their income in state and local taxes than upper-income earners, but the state no longer is among the “Terrible Ten,” according… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Democrat Examiner: Our Regressive Tax System
“Americans assume their tax system is progressive and fair, with the wealthy paying a greater percentage of their income to support government than the poor and middle class. Many Americans… -
media mention January 16, 2015 WJBC: Illinois among most unfair tax states
“The Illinois system is the fifth most unfair in the nation, in terms of low-income people paying the highest proportion of their income in taxes vs. the wealthy paying the… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Middlesboro Daily News: Wealthiest Kentuckians have lowest overall tax rate
“A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP) finds that low-income Kentuckians pay 49 percent more… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Times Argus: Vt. taxes least regressive but still skewed
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has released a study looking at tax systems across all 50 states and found that Vermont leans less on the poor and middle… -
media mention January 16, 2015 News & Observer: Despite claims, GOP policies aren’t spurring the NC economy
“The ballyhooed tax cuts have choked state revenue to the point where it will not be enough for even an austere budget. Current projections call for a $199 million shortfall,… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Harlan Daily: Wealthiest Kentuckians have lowest overall tax rate
“A new study released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP) finds that low-income Kentuckians pay 49 percent more… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Governing: Lower Wage Workers Pay More Than the 1% in State, Local Taxes
“When it comes to the taxes closest to home, the less you earn, the harder you’re hit. That is the conclusion of an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Esquire: This Week in the Laboratories of Democracy
“And we conclude, as usual, in the great state of Oklahoma, where Blog Official Schist Stirrer Friedman of The Plains draws our attention to the fact that it’s better to… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Salon: Defiant Sam Brownback vows to move toward zero income tax — and make Kansas even more unequal
“A study released this week underscores one of the most pernicious effects of such a tax regime: It exacerbates inequality. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that “[v]irtually… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Marketplace: Not all taxes are created equal
“A new study published on Wednesday finds that local taxes are hitting low-wage earners much harder than wealthy individuals. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the poorest… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Forbes: State With World’s Richest Man Has Most Regressive Taxes (But Don’t Blame Bill Gates)
“A new analysis of state and local taxes for 2015 shows that despite changes in Kansas and other states that have reduced taxes on the rich, Washington State continues to… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Science 2.0: Now That Prices Have Dropped, Hiking Gasoline Taxes Is Back On The Table
“Index the fuel taxes to the rate of increase in highway construction costs, an approach proposed by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. In this case, Congress would not… -
media mention January 16, 2015 The Louisville Courier-Journal: Kentucky facing consequence of gas tax tied to price
“Most states — 32 — levy a fixed-rate per-gallon tax no matter what the price of gas, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax watchdog group.… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Go Local Providence: RI Ranks 5th Worst For Taxes on the Poor
“A study released Wednesday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and the Economic Progress Institute shows that the lowest income Rhode Islanders pay 12.5 percent of their… -
media mention January 16, 2015 Politico: Morning Tax 1/14/2015
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy published a study showing that lower-income Americans will be hit the hardest by state and local taxes, paying 10.9 percent of their income… -
media mention January 16, 2015 WDRB: Middle-income earners shoulder highest tax burden in Kentucky
“Kentucky families earning $30,000 to $50,000 a year pay the highest share of their incomes in state and local taxes — 10.8 percent — while families earning $330,000 or more… -
media mention January 16, 2015 WYSO: In Ohio, Poor People Pay More Of Their Incomes In Taxes Than Rich People
“A national report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Ohio 18th in the country for most imbalanced tax systems. In a “regressive” tax system, low- and middle-income… -
media mention January 16, 2015 The Idaho Statesman: Idaho taxes fall most heavily on the poor
“Idaho’s poor families pay more of their money in taxes than rich families, a report released Wednesday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found. “Like in every state,… -
media mention January 16, 2015 The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio tax gap among worst
“The situation here is worse than in most states, according to the analysis of 2012 income data by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which ranked states based on… -
media mention January 16, 2015 The Wichita Eagle: Brownback will try to raise taxes to fill budget hole, but whose taxes?
“A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released this month concluded that households making less than $20,000 in Kansas would spend 11.1 percent of their income paying…