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media mention January 8, 2013 The Seattle Times: Initiative 1077 would make state taxes fairer and create opportunity
(PDF of Original Post) By Bill Gates SrSpecial to The Times THIS year, a typical middle-class family in our state will pay more than 11 percent of its hard-earned income… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Seattle Examiner: A fix to Washington’s broken revenue system
(PDF of Original Post) May 24, 7:42 PM · Russ Lehman – Seattle Public Policy Examiner Examiner 5/24/10 There’s a proposed state initiative out getting signatures right now striving to… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The News Tribune: Ballot measure gives us chance to fix budget for good
(PDF of Original Post) KATIE BAIRD Last updated: August 15th, 2010 12:02 PM (PDT) Should we be upset that Congress has just promised Washington an extra $526 million? Not I… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Olympian: Piecemeal tax approach doesn’t go far enough to fix system
(PDF of Original Post) THE OLYMPIAN Ten years ago Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Jr., headed an independent commission that recommended an income tax for Washington… -
media mention January 8, 2013 McClatchy Washington Bureau: One rich guy who wants to pay higher taxes: Bill Gates Sr.
(PDF of Original Post) Brad Shannon | Tacoma News Tribune last updated: January 18, 2011 07:24:02 PM Bill Gates Sr., the retired lawyer and wealthy father of the Microsoft co-founder,… -
media mention January 8, 2013 KEPR TV: WA Pays Highest Cell Phone Tax in Nation
(PDF of Original Post) By Chelsea Kopta Story Published: Jan 25, 2011 at 5:46 PM PST PASCO, Wash. — Perhaps nothing is certain in Washington State but taxes and complaining… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Charleston Gazette: N.E. Editorial Roundup
(PDF of Original Post) November 30, 2009N.E. Editorial Roundup The Associated Press Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vt., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009: The economic recovery is not occurring as quickly as previously… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Augusta Free Press: The tax burden on the … who, again?
(PDF of Original Post) November 18, 2009 by chrisgrahamStory by Chris Graham If you believe the partisan rhetoric, it’s the wealthy who bear the tax burden, and who are deserving… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Richmond Times-Dispatch: States Taxing the Rich: A Very Bad or Good Idea
(PDF of Original Post) NEAL PEIRCE © WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUPPublished: September 20, 2009 WASHINGTON In a dramatic break from tax trends of recent decades, eight states have voted this… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Vermont Diggers: Truth Squad- Do Dubie’s tax plans help the rich?
(PDF of Original Post) By Anne Galloway on October 21, 2010 Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, Vermont‘s Republican candidate for governor, has said reducing taxes is his No. 1 priority. To… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Rutland Herald: Tax inequities
(PDF of Original Post) The economic recovery is not occurring as quickly as previously hoped, according to the latest economic reports, which means that when legislators convene in January, the… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Vermont Business Magazine: Bush tax cuts present budget-balancing option
(PDF of Original Post) Wed Feb 9 2011 Author:Paul Cillo The extension of the Bush tax cuts passed recently by Congress gives Governor Shumlin and the Legislature another option for… -
media mention January 8, 2013 VT Digger: Tax reform, Part 1: Where policy meets politics
(PDF of Original Post) Posted By Anne Galloway On February 3, 2011 @ 1:39 am In Public Policy | 12 Editor’s note: This is the first in a five-part series… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Deseret News: Current cuts won’t get Utah through 2011
(PDF of Original Post) Down-to-the-bone look at taxes called a necessityBy James Thalman Deseret NewsPublished: Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 4:39 p.m. MST Cutbacks in agency budgets have so far helped… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Salt Lake City Weekly: 9 Reasons the Rich Get Richer
(PDF of Original Post) A tax expert’s story on tax myths may not be sexy, but it could arouse you—and not in a good way. By David Cay Johnston Posted… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Dallas Morning News: Report: Poor Texans shoulder heavy tax burden
(PDF of Original Post) 07:44 AM CST on Thursday, November 19, 2009 By ROBERT T. GARRETT / The Dallas Morning [email protected] AUSTIN – Texas’ low-income residents bear heavier tax burdens… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Politifact: Paul Krugman says poorest 40 percent of Texans pay more in Texas than national average
(PDF of Original Post) Paul Krugman on Monday, February 28th, 2011 in an op-ed column. Paul Krugman says poorest 40 percent of Texans pay more in Texas than national average… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Lubbock Avalanche Journal: Letter: Tax analysis shows poor pay disproportionately
(PDF of Original Post) Posted: May 4, 2011 – 12:12am State and local legislators should read the 2009 report titled, “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Commercial Appeal: A terrible decision
(PDF of Original Post) By Staff Reports Friday, November 20, 2009 Tennessee lawmakers who controlled the debate over state tax reform in 2002 can proudly point to Tennessee’s No. 3… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Commercial Appeal: Report says Tennessee’s tax system among nation’s most regressive
(PDF of Original Post) By Richard Locker Originally published 11:28 a.m., November 18, 2009Updated 12:07 a.m., November 19, 2009 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee tax system is the fourth most regressive… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Chattanooga Times Free Press: Liberal group raps state tax regressivity
(PDF of Original Post) By: Andy Sher Thursday, November 19, 2009 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee and Alabama tax systems are among the nation’s worst when it comes to favoring the… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Williston Observer: Taxes and the wisdom of our forebears
(PDF of Original Post) July 16, 2009 BY BRIAN MILLER One hundred years ago, on July 17, 1909, Sen. William E. Borah, R-Idaho wrote the words, “The income tax is… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Knoxville News Sentinel: Think tank- Tennessee state income tax would help fixed-income families
(PDF of Original Post) By Josh Flory Thursday, April 15, 2010 This probably isn’t the best day to bring it up, but a Washington, D.C., think tank has an idea… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Nashville City Paper: Republican-driven resolution would ban state income tax
(PDF of Original Post) By William Williams Created 01/13/2011 – 12:48pm A majority of both the House and Senate signed up to sponsor a resolution introduced Thursday to amend the… -
media mention January 7, 2013 The Commerical Appeal: Reliance on sales tax causes an imbalance
(PDF of Original Post) Tennesseans should tell their legislators they’re against a prohibition on state income tax because it ensures the highest earners pay the most. By Erica Thomas, Special…