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Urban Milwaukee: Robin Hood in Reverse
January 17, 2013
(Original Post) By Bruce Murphy – Jan 11th, 2013 10:54 am Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos lives in the tiny village of Rochester, WI, population 3,682, whose website boasts of a “unique small town charm that mixes urban, farming and country life styles.” It’s located just 23 miles from downtown Racine, but might as well […]
Roth & Company: How progressive can state taxes be?
January 17, 2013
(Original Post) November 19th, 2009 by Joe Kristan The Iowa Fiscal Partnership has generated some headlines by passing around their take on a new study by The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy: Study says Iowa tax system unfair to poor Report: Iowa tax code favors wealthiest residents Report: Iowa tax system hurts low and […]
Blog of the Century: Republican Governors Promise Tax Cuts for “Job Creators” Financed by Higher Taxes on the Poor
January 16, 2013
(Original Post) Blog Post by: Benjamin Landy, on January 16, 2013 In the days and weeks after Mitt Romney’s electoral defeat, there was what seemed like an endless stream of hand-wringing and soul-searching among Republican elites. The political landscape had changed overnight, forcing rising stars within the party to acknowledge the need for greater diversity, […]
Indy Week: Republicans propose eliminating income tax, expanding sales tax
January 16, 2013
(Original Post) by Will Huntsberry @willhuntsberry Republican leaders believe North Carolina is sick and they have the cure. The most vital remedy, they believe, is tax reform. Personal and corporate income tax make up roughly 60 percent of annual state revenues. The plan is to eliminate these taxes, or at the very least, slash them […]
Kansas City Business Journal: Missouri looks to Kansas for economic guidance
January 16, 2013
(Original Post) Jan 8, 2013, 7:59am CST Updated: Jan 8, 2013, 8:33am CST Staff Kansas City Business Journal Missouri lawmakers are looking to Kansas for ways to increase taxes in some areas to offset tax cuts in others, The Independence Examiner reports. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said as many as 15 states, […]
Think Progress: North Carolina Mulls Taxing The Poor To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich
January 16, 2013
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 14, 2013 at 9:25 am Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) last week tentatively endorsed a plan that would eliminate his state’s income and corporate taxes, replacing them with an increased sales tax. Such a move would disproportionately impact the poor, in a state where the tax code is already […]
Think Progress: Louisiana GOP Governor Suggests Eliminating Corporate Tax, Paid For By Taxing The Poor
January 16, 2013
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 11, 2013 at 11:45 am Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) wants to eliminate both his state’s income tax and its corporate income tax, giving a big gift to the richest Louisianians and the state’s businesses. And he may pay for it by hiking the state’s sales tax, which […]
Think Progress: Virginia Governor Promotes ‘New, Innovative’ Plan To Tax The Poor To Pay For Roads
January 16, 2013
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 14, 2013 at 5:30 pm Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA)Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) was on Fox News today to discuss his new plan to shift the cost of highway construction from drivers to the poor, which he will accomplish by eliminating his state’s gas tax and replacing it […]
Think Progress: Louisiana Governor’s New Plan Would Raise Taxes On Bottom 80 Percent Of Residents
January 16, 2013
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 15, 2013 at 3:10 pm Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) recently rolled out a plan to replace his state’s personal income and corporate taxes with an increased sales tax. Such a move would shift taxes from the rich to the poor, who are disproportionately hit by the sales […]
Think Progress: Nebraska Gov. Proposes Elimination Of State Income Tax At Expense Of Poorest Residents
January 16, 2013
(Original Post) By Travis Waldron on Jan 16, 2013 at 2:15 pm Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) became the latest Republican governor to propose the elimination of his state’s income tax during his State of the State speech last night, a move that would eliminate $2.4 billion in revenues each year. To replace the lost […]
Bloomberg/BNA: Virginia Transportation Proposal Signals Shift in National Funding Conversation
January 10, 2013
Original Post (by subscription only) January 10, 2013 by Heather Caygle Key Development: Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell proposes eliminating state’s gas tax and using additional dedicated sales tax revenue to fund transportation programs. Next Steps: Federal and state governments will examine funding solutions for surface transportation programs in 2013. A recent proposal by Virginia Gov. […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin’s tax burden gets lighter but not for all
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Dave Umhoefer of the Journal SentinelPosted: April 12, 2010 | At the end of last year, one Midwestern state emerged carrying its lightest total tax burden since the early 1960s. Only six states nationwide saw a bigger drop in the percentage of taxpayer income taken for government spending over an […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tax reform should aim for greater tax fairness
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Jon PeacockOct. 2, 2010 The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew wider than ever last year, according to new data from the Census Bureau. That finding strengthens our conviction that the state and federal tax systems should not be tilted in favor of the wealthiest Americans. At […]
Wisconsin Budget Project: Will Recent Changes to Capital Gains Tax Be Rolled Back?
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Tuesday, January 11, 2011 As policymakers contemplate how to create jobs in Wisconsin and how to finance state services and local aid, they might want to take a look at A Capital Idea: Repealing State Tax Breaks for Capital Gains Would Ease Budget Woes and Improve Tax Fairness, a new report […]
Labor Notes: New Voice in Wisconsin Protests: No Concessions, No Cuts
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Colette Brown| March 2, 2011 With the largest protests in Wisconsin history unfolding, labor activists are drawing on a new sense of power to reject both their union leaders’ concessions and the massive service cuts the governor proposes. A day after 100,000 people demonstrated in Madison—one of the largest protests in […]
American Prospect: Ryan Visits Racine
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan visits one of the most economically depressed towns in Wisconsin, and residents there let him know what they think of his budget plan. Roger Bybee | April 30, 2011 | House Budget Chair Paul Ryan, of Wisconsin, who earlier this month introduced a budget plan that would […]
Lewiston Morning Tribune: Slapped Down
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) LEWISTON MORNING TRIBUNE, IDAHO | Fri, Mar 12, 11:16 AM Mar. 12–CHEERS … to Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire. When Idaho Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter ridiculed the Evergreen State’s refusal to gut every last program in the name of avoiding any and all tax increases, Gregoire slapped him down. With good cause. […]
Olympia Newswire: Tax Relief Without Budget Cuts?- New Report Details How WA Taxpayers Could Save Hundreds of Millions
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Trevor Griffey • on April 15, 2010 Washington state taxpayers are paying hundreds of millions more in taxes than they need to, according to a new study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and United for a Fair Economy. The report, “Leaving Money on the Table,” which was […]
The Seattle Times: Initiative 1077 would make state taxes fairer and create opportunity
January 8, 2013
(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 in state and local taxes. Poor families will pay at an even higher rate. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses, already struggling in the current […]
The Seattle Examiner: A fix to Washington’s broken revenue system
January 8, 2013
(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 qualify for the fall ballot. The measure, I-1098, is intended to, as the sponsors say, “make our tax code more fair”. Bill Gates, Sr., the […]
The News Tribune: Ballot measure gives us chance to fix budget for good
January 8, 2013
(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 nor, I think, will others whose kids go to our public schools, who use Medicaid for health insurance or have a parent in a nursing […]
The Olympian: Piecemeal tax approach doesn’t go far enough to fix system
January 8, 2013
(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 state. That study has rested on some shelf gathering dust for the last decade. Lawmakers have ignored it in the belief that an income tax […]
McClatchy Washington Bureau: One rich guy who wants to pay higher taxes: Bill Gates Sr.
January 8, 2013
(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, thinks Washington state’s tax system is out of whack and needs repair. The poor pay too much tax, the rich pay too little, Gates says. […]
KEPR TV: WA Pays Highest Cell Phone Tax in Nation
January 8, 2013
(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 about taxes. Now there’s a new hike to gripe about: your cell phone. Cell phones are the tax man’s latest target. And if you didn’t […]
The Charleston Gazette: N.E. Editorial Roundup
January 8, 2013
(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 hoped, according to the latest economic reports, which means that when legislators convene in January, the job before them will be daunting. Last week legislators […]
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