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media mention March 1, 2013 The Daily Kos: Republican tax shifters wrong about states with no income taxes performing better
(Original Post) Meteor Blades for Daily Kos Economics Across the South and Midwest—in Georgia, Oklahoma, North Carolina, Louisiana, Indiana, Kansas and elsewhere—Republican-dominated states seek to eliminate income taxes and replace… -
media mention March 1, 2013 Think Progress: Contrary To GOP Rhetoric, Low-Tax States Have Worse Economic Growth
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Feb 28, 2013 at 3:45 pm Republicans love to claim that low-tax states such as Texas enjoy a disproportionate amount of economic success, while… -
media mention March 1, 2013 The Huffington Post: States Without Personal Income Tax Experience Slower Growth
(Original Post) By Bonnie Kavoussi Posted: 02/28/2013 5:47 pm EST | Updated: 03/01/2013 12:21 am EST Small-government advocates often claim that high taxes hold the economy back. But a new… -
media mention February 28, 2013 Campus Progress: Is Your City Miserable? Ask Forbes
(Original Post) Posted Thursday, February 28, 2013 in Opinions by Chris Lewis Forbes Magazine’s annual list of “America’s Most Miserable Cities” is out, measuring the (lack of) wellbeing in America’s… -
media mention February 28, 2013 Politifact: Dick Saslaw says all states, except Virginia, “keep raising their gas tax”
(Original Post) Sen. Minority Leader Richard Saslaw has spearheaded the opposition this winter to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s plan to raise transportation revenues by abolishing the state gas tax and replacing… -
media mention February 27, 2013 Bloomberg BNA: Virginia Transportation Package Relies On Federal Sales Tax Legislation for Funding
(Original Post) Subscription Required ‘Cobbled Together Package.’ Carl Davis, a senior analyst at the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said the state Legislature approved an unnecessarily “complicated” package… -
media mention February 27, 2013 Campus Progress: What ALEC’s Arthur Laffer Wants to Do To Your Tax Code
(Original Post) Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2013 by Chris Lewis Arthur Laffer might just be the Doctor Nick of taxes—all that’s missing is a degree from Upstairs Economics College. Earlier… -
media mention February 26, 2013 Honolulu Star Advertiser: Staring Down Poverty
(Original Post) The recession has hit many hard, throwing more Hawaii families and individuals on the edge of poverty, if not completely onto the streets. -
media mention February 25, 2013 NPR: What Idaho Lawmakers Know – And Don’t – When Making Tough Tax Policy Decisions
(Original Post) February 25, 2013 | 6:30 AMBy Molly Messick A left-leaning tax policy group recently put out a short little report about the state corporate income taxes paid by… -
media mention February 25, 2013 The Fiscal Times: State Income Taxes- One Piece of a Complex Revenue Pie
(Original Post) By BRUCE BARTLETT, The Fiscal TimesFebruary 22, 2013 State taxes are once again making headlines. When California recently raised its top income tax rate to 13.3 percent, pro… -
media mention February 22, 2013 Associated Press: Walker’s income tax cut helps rich more
MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed income tax cut would give more money back to the rich than it would the poor, despite his billing it as targeting the… -
media mention February 22, 2013 The Daily Iowan: Raise the gas tax to increase revenue
(Original Post) BY DI EDITORIAL BOARD | FEBRUARY 22, 2013 5:00 AM The Iowa Legislature has considered a proposal that would increase by 10 cents Iowa’s motor-fuel tax, more commonly… -
media mention February 22, 2013 Wisconsin State Journal: Experts see no big gain for economy, taxpayers in Scott Walker’s budget proposal
(Original Post) DEE J. HALL | Wisconsin State Journal | [email protected] | 608-252-6132 Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed income tax cut is likely too small to help individual taxpayers or the… -
media mention February 21, 2013 Charlotte Observer: Will reform unfairly target the vulnerable?
By Meg Wiehe Special to the Observer Posted: Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 By all accounts, North Carolina’s tax system will come under heavy scrutiny this year. Gov. Pat McCrory and… -
media mention February 21, 2013 Charlotte Observer: State Sen. Bob Rucho says North Carolina tax system needs an overhaul
By Jim Morrill [email protected] Posted: Saturday, Feb. 02, 2013 RALEIGH Republican state Sen. Bob Rucho is screening his PowerPoint to yet another audience, watching slide after slide build a case… -
media mention February 21, 2013 WFAE: As N.C. Considers Tax Overhaul, How Does Current System Work?
(Original Post) By Michael Tomsic Governor Pat McCrory and state lawmakers are considering major changes to North Carolina’s tax structure. So we decided to take a closer look at… -
media mention February 21, 2013 The Star-Ledger: Sticking to the Republican playbook
(Original Post) By Star-Ledger Editorial Boardon February 15, 2013 at 6:30 AM, updated February 15, 2013 at 10:58 AM New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) with then-Ohio gubernatorial candidate John… -
media mention February 21, 2013 VT Digger: Hoffman- Who pays?
(Original Post) by Opinion | February 20, 2013 Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Jack Hoffman, a senior policy analyst at Public Assets Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan organization focusing on… -
media mention February 21, 2013 Reno News & Review: Enough with myths. Here are some facts.
(Original Post) By Sheila Leslie This article was published on 02.21.13. “There’s a woman in Chicago. She has 80 names, 30 addresses, 12 Social Security cards and is collecting veteran’s… -
media mention February 21, 2013 Moorcroft Leader: Tax Report for Wyoming Inspires proposed Gas Amendment
(Original Post) Tax season is getting underway, and a new report lays out the percentages taxes take out of family incomes in Wyoming. The “Who Pays?” study shows that taxes… -
media mention February 19, 2013 Toledo Blade: Regressive taxes
(Original Post) When he delivers his State of the State message in Lima tonight, Gov. John Kasich is likely to argue that Ohio’s tax code is not keeping up with… -
media mention February 19, 2013 Times Argus: Jack Hoffman- Who pays?
February 18,2013 Vermont has long been known for its progressive income tax system. For a couple of reasons, it makes sense to tax higher incomes at higher rates. Those who… -
media mention February 15, 2013 MSNBC: The ‘47%’ pay more of their income in taxes
(Original Post) Ned Resnikoff, @resnikoff3:51 PM on 02/15/2013 “There are 47% who are … dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility… -
media mention February 15, 2013 Burlington Free Press: Who pays in Vermont? The bottom
Lowest-income Vermonters bear heavier tax burden by percentage, despite progressive income tax system Feb 14, 2013 Written by Jack Hoffman Vermont has long been known for its progressive income tax… -
media mention February 15, 2013 The Economist: The price isn’t right
(Original Post) Corporate profit-shifting has become big businessFeb 16th 2013 DURING THE TAX-EVASION trial of Leona Helmsley, a flamboyant hotelier, a former housekeeper testified that she heard her employer say:…