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Media Matters: Conservative Media Ignore That Immigration Reform Is An Economic Issue
July 26, 2013
In Fact, Immigration Reform Has Everything To Do With The Economy Immigration Reform Would Increase Revenues ITEP: Newly Legalized Immigrants Would “Increase Their State And Local Tax Contributions By An Estimated $2 Billion A Year.” A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that while undocumented immigrants already contributed an estimated $10.6 […]
Jackson Clarion Ledger: A Mississippi sales-tax holiday primer
July 26, 2013
(Original Post) If you’re looking to save money on many kinds of clothing and footwear – but not school supplies – then the next two days are for you. Friday and Saturday will mark this year’s installment of Mississippi’s sales tax holiday, in which the state’s 7 percent sales tax will be generally waived on […]
Jackson Clarion Ledger: Drastically differing views on this weekend’s sales tax holiday
July 26, 2013
(Original Post) Mississippi’s annual “sales tax holiday” for clothing and footwear begins Friday, aimed primarily at helping parents with back-to-school purchases. I’ve received two correspondences on the holiday, one from a group saying it’s great, another saying it’s not. The Mississippi chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses says it’s “a big help to […]
Livingston Daily Press & Argus: Hune, U-M rules could clash
July 24, 2013
Written by Christopher Behnan Daily Press & Argus State Sen. Joe Hune’s proposal to block undocumented immigrants from receiving state benefits could clash with the University of Michigan’s decision to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students. The U-M Board of Regents last week decided to let immigrants living in the country illegally pay lower, […]
McClatchy-Tribune: States expand sales tax holidays beyond back-to-school items
July 22, 2013
Many states with back-to-school sales tax “holidays” are expanding them to cover almost any purchase, in addition to the usual kids’ clothing, shoes, books and school supplies. As schools and students replace ink and paper with pixels, some states are expanding their holidays to cover sales taxes on low-cost computers and tablets. These electronics […]
The Progressive Pulse: Facts matter about the tax “reform” debate
July 22, 2013
(Original Post) Post on July 19, 2013 by Jeff Shaw5 Comments » When making important decisions, people have a right to the best possible information. Facts, not ideology, should drive our policy agendas. This is especially true on budget and tax issues, which affect everyone in North Carolina. Unfortunately, John Hood’s recent column on the […]
Think Progress: Two Weeks After Slashing Taxes For The Rich, Ohio Governor Wants More
July 19, 2013
(Original Post) By Alan Pyke on Jul 19, 2013 at 9:00 am Gov. John Kasich (R) wants to get the top income tax rate in Ohio down below 5 percent, Cincinnati.com reported Thursday. The speech came 18 days after Kasich signed a budget that gives top earners in the Buckeye State a $6,000 per-person tax […]
KSFR: Nuestra America July 16
July 18, 2013
(Original Post) Gerry Bradley, Research Director of New Mexico Voices for Children, discusses a new report on Tax Contributions of undocumented immigrants in the United States and New Mexico
Think Progress: North Carolina Lawmakers Ram Through Plan That Would Increase Taxes On Poor People
July 18, 2013
(Original Post) By Igor Volsky on Jul 16, 2013 at 12:45 pm Gov. Pat McCrory (R-NC) (Credit: Takaaki Iwabu/The News & Observer) North Carolina lawmakers rammed through massive tax reforms on Tuesday that would disproportionately benefit higher-income earners, bringing the measure to a vote in the House after approximately 25 minutes of debate. The legislative […]
San Antonio Express-News: The economic case for immigration
July 18, 2013
(Original Post) EXPRESS-NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD : JULY 16, 2013 : Updated: July 16, 2013 5:14pm The U.S. House wants to embark on piecemeal efforts on immigration reform that are to comprehensive what a handful of sand is to a beach. It is unlikely, in any case, that it will do whatever it’s going to do […]
Floyd County Times: Study examines the value of immigration reform
July 18, 2013
Kentucky News Connection BEREA – A new study shows that Kentucky would get a boost in revenue if the state’s estimated 80,000 undocumented immigrants were allowed to work legally. The analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy claims Kentucky could gain more than $23 million a year. Anna Baumann, an analyst with […]
Hattiesburg American: Fact, fiction of immigration reform remains problematic
July 18, 2013
(Original Post) Jul. 17, 2013 12:53 PM Written by Sid Salter For more centrist Republicans, the 2012 election cycle was enough to jump start a new discussion of compromise from hard right-wing dogma on immigration reform both at the national and state level. Yet what was a promising start for the 2013 version of immigration […]
Stateline: Little Financial Aid to States in Immigration Plan
July 18, 2013
(Original Post) By Daniel C. Vock, Staff Writer The immigration overhaul passed by the U.S. Senate could put a big squeeze on the budgets of state and local governments. The proposal does not help states pay for costs incurred by required policy changes, including ramped up English classes and greater access to public hospitals and […]
Bloomberg BNA: Sales Tax Slice: Attention Shoppers – A Sales Tax Holiday is Occurring in a State Near You
July 15, 2013
(Original Post) Thursday, July 11, 2013 by Rebecca Helmes Your kids may have just finished school for the summer, but it’s time to start devising your back-to-school shopping plan. A break from sales taxes may come as a welcome respite for consumers and retailers. But these tax vacations have been consistently panned from a fiscal […]
CBS Denver: Immigration Changes Will Help Colorado Revenue
July 15, 2013
(Original Post) July 13, 2013 3:59 PM DENVER (AP) – An analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says Colorado would gain almost $43 million in tax revenue if people in the state who entered the country illegally were allowed to work legally. The institute says people living in the country without legal […]
OPB: Undocumented Immigrants In Oregon Paid About $94 Million In Taxes
July 15, 2013
(Original Post) OPB | July 12, 2013 3:38 p.m. | Portland, Oregon A new national report indicates that undocumented immigrants in Oregon paid about $94 million in state and local taxes in 2010. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy findings are based on figures from the 2010 U.S. Census and the Pew Research Hispanic […]
Crain’s Detroit Business: Immigrants pay taxes, too
July 15, 2013
(Original Post) Now that the U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan immigration bill, and it is all but dead in the Republican-controlled U.S. House, those supporting reform are pointing to a report released last week by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy as another reason to support overhauling the system. The report provides a […]
Capital Journal: What South Dakota is doing seems to be working
July 15, 2013
(Original Post) Posted: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:46 pm David Rookhuyzen Dakota voices As a born-and-raised Arizonan I will always have a special place in my heart for the Grand Canyon State. But I have to say, in the past 10 months I’ve become a little enamored with my new home. South Dakota is certainly […]
NY Daily News: Republicans give immigrants a reality check on expecting immigration reform
July 15, 2013
(Original Post) Forget about a comprehensive immigration bill. And so much for a bipartison bill out of the House. By Albor Ruiz / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A reality check. That’s what the Republican tactic on immigration reform, announced last Wednesday by the Speaker of the House after a much-publicized closed-door meeting with his party, […]
Ashbury Park Press: Columnist dead wrong on economic equality
July 15, 2013
(Original Post) 5:58 PM, Jul. 12, 2013 Patrick Buchanan’s July 7 column, “The top threat to liberty: Freedom lost when the state mandates equal outcomes,” is peppered with fallacies, distortions and paranoia. Exactly which state programs or policies “mandate equal outcomes,” as Buchanan contends? If the U.S. is so focused on equality, as he argues, […]
About.com: Unauthorized Immigrants Paying Plenty in Government Taxes
July 15, 2013
(Original Post) By Dan Moffett, About.com GuideJuly 15, 2013 A nonpartisan Washington think tank says that unauthorized immigrants generally pay as much in taxes as U.S. citizens and they would pay a lot more to the state, local and federal governments if comprehensive immigration reform happens. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) released […]
KCEC News: Contribución de inmigrantes
July 12, 2013
En medio del debate migratorio, el reporte recién publicado por el instituto de política económica y tributaria, indica que colorado se beneficiaría de decenas de millones de dólares en impuestos adicionales a miles de inmigrantes legalizados bajo una reforma.
Business First: Immigration reform would add $56M to Kentucky, Indiana coffers
July 12, 2013
(Original Post) Staff Business First A newly released study shows that national and state tax revenues in Kentucky and Indiana would increase by nearly $56 million annually if immigration reform passes. As The Courier-Journal reports, the study by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that millions of undocumented immigrants who would obtain […]
Public News Service: Supporters say Immigration Reform Would Boost Ark. Economy & Tax Revenue
July 12, 2013
(Original Post) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Supporters of immigration reform say it would not only help the Arkansas economy, it would also bring in millions more in state and local taxes. According to the non-partisan, non-profit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Arkansas already collects more than $70 million a year from undocumented immigrants, and […]
NJ Spotlight: Immigration Reform Could Boost NJ Tax Revenues by $80M Yearly
July 11, 2013
(Original Post) Higher wages, more spending, increase in income taxes and sales taxes expected if undocumented workers became legal By Hank Kalet, July 11, 2013 Local and state tax coffers could gain see an injection of more than $80 million in taxes annually if federal immigration reforms are passed and undocumented workers are brought into […]
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