Select Media Mentions
KAAL TV: New Year; New Changes to Taxes
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Posted at: 01/17/2011 6:44 PM By: Andrew Lovelette (ABC 6 NEWS) — With the new year comes a few new changes to your taxes. When January first hits, it usually marks the beginning of tax season, but this year may be a little different. “People that itemize their deductions will have […]
myTalk 107.1: Fix for Minn. budget woe? End sales tax exemptions
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) With Minnesota lawmakers staring at a $6.2 billion deficit this session, state Rep. Pat Garofalo knows as well as anyone that balancing the state budget is “going to be tough and it could be ugly.” So why is the Republican from Farmington introducing a bill that would make things just a […]
Advocate Tribune: Minnesota’s Tax Fairness Retreat- Low-, middle-income shouldering more of state’s revenue burden
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Advocate Tribune Posted Mar 18, 2011 @ 08:00 AM By Jeff Van Wychen Since 2000, Minnesota’s state and local taxes have become more regressive, meaning low and moderate income families shoulder a disproportionate share of the tax load. It’s a nationwide trend progressing more aggressively in Minnesota than nearly every […]
The Detroit News: Make Michigan’s property tax system simpler
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Wednesday, September 3, 2008 CommentaryCarl Davis Michigan property taxes are behaving a bit strangely. Despite home values falling in many parts of the state, property tax bills are actually increasing. Although this bizarre occurrence is understandably frustrating to many Michiganians, the truth is that this is an essential component of the […]
The Grand Rapids Press: New report shows Michigan tax system unfair, but reactions continue along partisan lines
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Jeff Cranson | The Grand Rapids PressNovember 19, 2009, 9:36PM Without exception, every business advocacy organization, special interest group and partisan of any stripe screams these days for some sort of change in Michigan’s governmental structure. Now comes another report telling us what anyone paying attention has known for years: […]
Detroit Free Press: More support for a graduated income tax
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) November 20, 2009 EDITORIAL There’s a lot of talk in Michigan these days about taxes. Whether they’re too high or too low, whether they’re structured properly for the economy we have, whether they are a hindrance to or a nonissue for economic development. The Free Press editorial board outlined http://www.freep.com/article/20091115/OPINION01/91114005/1069/opinion01/Why-Michigan-needs-to-change-its-taxes”> in […]
On Politix: Gov: Mich must focus on ‘we,’ not ‘me’
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Associated PressUpdated: Mar 9, 2011 12:45 PM Michigan citizens need to think about what’s best for everyone rather than just themselves if the state is to reinvent itself, Gov. Rick Snyder told the Michigan Association of Broadcasters on Wednesday. The Republican governor defended his nearly $2 billion in business tax cuts […]
Grand Rapids Press: Family advocacy group says Gov. Snyder’s tax plan hits low-income households 10 times harder
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Published: Tuesday, March 08, 2011, 3:07 PM Updated: Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 1:07 AMBy Monica Scott | The Grand Rapids Press The Michigan League for Human Services says a new analysis of Gov. Snyder’s proposed tax plan shows that low-income families would see a far bigger impact from income tax increases […]
Michigan Messenger: Snyder Budget Shifts Tax Burden to Poor
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Ed Brayton | 03.09.11 | 7:21 am A new study highlighted by the Michigan League for Human Services concludes that Gov. Snyder’s budget proposals, despite dropping the state income tax rate from 4.35 to 4.25 percent, will increase the tax burden on the poorest Michigan residents more than the wealthy. […]
Forbes: How The Wealthy Plan to Finance The American Aristocracy With Middle Class Dollars
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Mar. 11 2011 – 4:57 pm The quest for influence, power and control at all levels of government has long played out through large political contributions and the big bucks paid to lobbyists to accomplish special interest objectives. And while the game has often been ‘rigged’ to benefit the wealthy in […]
FireDogLake: Michigan Becomes Latest State With Worker-Led Uprising
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By: David Dayen Wednesday March 16, 2011 11:36 am The team at MichaelMoore.com is streaming live video all day long from protests in Lansing, the latest site to see a backlash to Republican-led efforts to weaken the rights of workers. Moore says that over 6,000 protesters occupied the Rotunda in the […]
Daily Tribune: Snyder Tax Plan Hurts Poor
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Published: Thursday, March 10, 2011 By Jerry Wolffe For the Daily Tribune Low-income families would see 10 times greater impact than the wealthy An analysis of Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed tax plan shows low-income families will see 10 times greater impact from income tax increases than wealthy families, according to the […]
Labor Notes: Who Pays Taxes?
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Bruce Boccardy | October 27, 2010 A mountain of literature documents the unfairness in our tax system. Laws in the majority of states are rife with dodges that permit large corporations to avoid paying tax on a significant share of their profits. These dodges include depreciation rules, exemptions, deductions, credits, tax […]
Daily Hampshire Gazette: Fair taxation one budget fix
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Saturday, March 26, 2011 EASTHAMPTON – The middle class is disappearing in America. We hear it over and over again. Instead of watching helplessly while it slips away, a few brave members of the state Legislature, lead sponsors state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and Rep. Jim O’Day, have filed “An Act to […]
Stateline: Md. ‘millionaire’s tax’ debate is back
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2009 By Stateline.org Staff Reports A headline in this morning’s Baltimore Sun — “Maryland lost nearly 30% of millionaires last year” — is sure to revive a debate over the higher tax rates that Free State legislators imposed on millionaires in 2008. At least eight other states this […]
Frederick News Post: Huntin’ millionaires
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Elizabeth Marsh Cupino Originally published December 10, 2009 Set up a roadblock. Put out an APB. Maryland’s comptroller has reported that the number of millionaires in the state dropped by 30 percent in 2008 and that some wealthy residents might be trying to make a break for it. We can’t have […]
Washington Post: Fact-checking Rep. Kratovil’s claim on tax hike
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Thursday, October 28, 2010: Fact Check If it seems counterintuitive that a candidate would be pushing for a big tax increase as a way of winning office this election year, it is — and, in Maryland’s 1st congressional district, it’s also counter to the truth. Ads launched by Rep. Frank M. […]
Huffington Post: The Millionaire Migration Myth: Don’t Fall for This Anti-Tax Scare Tactic
January 4, 2013
(Original Post) Posted: 03/31/11 09:21 PM ET Virtually every state in the country has a tax system that heavily favors the rich. Despite this fact, only a handful of states responded to the revenue slump brought on by the Great Recession with any sort of tax increase on this favored group. What gives? With so […]
Washington Post: Return of the Maryland Millionaire’s Tax?
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Posted at 7:26 PM ET, 03/10/2011 By Aaron Davis Add the millionaire’s tax back into the mix of Maryland’s budget battle. A bill that would permanently return the state’s top-tier tax bracket to 6.25 percent received a hearing Thursday in front of the House Ways and Means Committee. The tax increase […]
Maryland Reporter: Progressive, nonprofits push for permanent “millionaires’ tax”
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) March 11, 2011 By Megan Poinski [email protected] Several tax watchdogs and policy analysts concerned about the state of Maryland’s economy and buoyed by a new report urged delegates to revisit a just-expired method of raising more money — extending the tax surcharge on millionaires. Enacted in 2008, the “millionaires’ tax” taxes […]
The Times-Picayune: Louisiana deficit demands new look at taxes
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Contributing Op-Ed columnist November 26, 2009, 3:00AM Over the next two years Louisiana likely will fall almost $2 billion short of what it will take to meet people’s growing needs in a tough national recession. That’s serious money — more than you’ll find by tinkering at the margins. Lawmakers will […]
Tri-Parish Times: Will Jindal go for more sin taxes?
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By TOM ASWELL During the 1988 presidential race, Vice President George H.W. Bush proclaimed, “Read my lips: no new taxes!” That famous line helped him defeat Michael Dukakis but when he was forced to back-track on that promise, it was his eventual undoing. Bill Clinton’s own pithy campaign slogan “It’s the […]
Lexington Herald-Leader: Coalition of agencies asks for major tax reform
January 4, 2013
(PDF Of Original Post) Posted on Fri, May. 29, 2009 By Beth Musgrave [email protected] FRANKFORT — A coalition of social service and nonprofit groups called on Gov. Steve Beshear Thursday to push for comprehensive tax reform as a long-term fix to the state’s ongoing budget woes. The announcement came on the same day legislative leaders […]
Lexington Herald-Leader: Poor spend larger percentage on taxes
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Posted on Thu, Nov. 19, 2009 By Linda B. Blackford [email protected] Low and middle-income Kentuckians pay a larger share of their incomes on state and local taxes than wealthier people do, making the tax system one of many in the country that is inherently unfair, according to a new study. The […]
Lexington Herald-Leader: No better time for tax reform
January 4, 2013
(PDF Of Original Post) Gov. Steve Beshear says this is a bad time to be talking about tax reform because it would mean higher taxes for some Kentuckians, and he doesn’t want to go there in the middle of a recession. But what Beshear fails to consider in taking this stance is that the Kentuckians […]
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