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media mention December 17, 2012 Topeka Capital Journal: Senate poised for vote on tax bill
(Original Post) Posted: May 9, 2012 – 11:44am By Tim CarpenterTHE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The Senate takes up a controversial income-tax reduction compromise Wednesday labeled by Republicans as a fair piece of… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Chicago Tribune: New Jersey gas tax unchanged as transportation costs rise
Brian Ianieri The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J. 11:35 a.m. CDT, May 8, 2012 New Jersey’s gasoline tax was designed to fund roads and bridges but, with it unchanged… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Associated Press: Kan. Senate leaders expect close vote on tax cuts
By John Hanna Associated Press / May 9, 2012 TOPEKA, Kan.—Members of the Kansas Senate expected their vote to be close Wednesday on proposed income and sales tax cuts, with… -
media mention December 17, 2012 The Colorado Independent: Denver protest targets Wells Fargo
(Original Post) Man facing foreclosure meets with bank executivesBy Scot KersgaardWednesday, May 09, 2012 at 4:31 pm A couple of dozen people gather on a busy downtown street with signs… -
media mention December 17, 2012 CBS News: Kan. lawmakers pass tax cuts, but more work seen
May 10, 2012 11:10 AM TOPEKA, Kan. — Massive tax reductions cleared the Kansas Legislature on Wednesday, but even as Gov. Sam Brownback and his conservative Republican allies marked a… -
media mention December 17, 2012 South Maryland News: O’Malley reflects on gas tax, transportation funding
Friday, May. 11, 2012 by Danielle E. Gaines, Staff Writer The following story was updated at 2:50 p.m. May 11. Gov. Martin O’Malley reiterated the need for increased transportation funding… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Wall Street Cheat Sheet: Uncle Sam Must Love These 30 Companies
(Original Post) By Eric McWhinnie May 15 2012 Forget Tax-mageddon, Washington already has tax issues it is avoiding. Last year, Citizen for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Southtown Star: Should supermarkets solicit charitable donations?
(Original Post) By David McGrath May 18, 2012 10:22PM Tell me you haven’t been there. You’ve filled your grocery cart, are feeling pretty good about many of your purchases being… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Associated Press: Kan. governor signs massive income tax cuts bill amid debate over potential for budget crisis
JOHN HANNA Associated Press Last Updated: May 22, 2012 – 5:18 pm TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed massive income tax cuts into law Tuesday, expressing confidence they… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Bloomberg: IRS Finds One in 189 High Earners Paid No 2009 U.S. Tax
(Original Post) By Richard Rubin – May 29, 2012 3:53 PM ET The percentage of U.S. taxpayers reporting adjusted gross income exceeding $200,000 who paid no U.S. income taxes increased… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Chicago Tribune: Tax distortions
(Original Post) June 08, 2012 This is in response to “Illinois shouldn’t adopt progressive tax; Take it from an ex-Californian” (Perspective, June 8), by Lawrence J. McQuillan, chief economist at… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Truthout: States to Residents- Forget Promises to Restore School Funding
(Original Post) Saturday, 09 June 2012 11:12 By Mike Alberti, Remapping Debate | News Analysis When Wichita Public Schools Superintendent John Allison learned that, thanks to rising revenues, Kansas was… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Newsroom New Jersey: GOP’s Bush tax cuts will not help New Jerseyans in need
Wednesday, 20 June 2012 11:20 Bottom 60 percent of earners would see higher tax bills, while richest 1 percent would get tax break of $71,960 a year Middle-income and low-income… -
media mention December 17, 2012 NJ Biz: Federal tax cut extension would be welcome news to business owners
(Original Post) June 20. 2012 1:29PM By Katie Eder If all the George Bush-era tax cuts are extended under the Congressional Republicans’ proposal, New Jersey’s highest earners would pay significantly… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Bloomberg: States Lacking Income Tax Get No Boost in Growth
(Original Post) By Brian Chappatta on June 25, 2012 Governors seeking to expand their economies by eliminating income taxes find little support for the idea in the record of U.S.… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Think Progress: Having No Income Tax Gives States No Economic Boost
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jun 26, 2012 at 10:30 am According to a report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, states without an income tax received… -
media mention December 17, 2012 New York Times: No Income Tax? No Boost.
(Original Post) June 26, 2012, 3:52 pmBy JULIET LAPIDOS This past February, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin announced a plan to phase out her state’s income tax over ten years. “We’re… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Salon: Supply-side guru- Wrong again
(Original Post) More evidence that cutting taxes does not automatically lead to prosperityBy Andrew LeonardTuesday, Jun 26, 2012 11:11 AM EDT There are so many nails in the coffin containing… -
media mention December 17, 2012 NPR’s State Impact: Recent Study Questions “New Hampshire Advantage”
(Original Post) June 29, 2012 | 11:23 AMBy Emily Corwin A couple of weeks ago, Arthur Laffer — an economist made famous for his work in the Reagan administration —… -
media mention December 17, 2012 The Oklahoman: Citizens for Tax Justice working for fair and sustainable tax system
(Original Post) “Class warfare creeps into tax cut extension debate” (Our Views, June 26) mischaracterized Citizens for Tax Justice’s views in criticizing our report about the expiring tax cuts. The… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Virginia Connection: Documentary Tackles Corporate Tax Evasion
(Original Post) “We’re Not Broke” screening in Arlington makes taxation a question of justice. By Erik Heaney Monday, July 2, 2012 Arlington — In Karin Hayes and Victoria Bruce’s documentary… -
media mention December 17, 2012 The Young Turks: Do High Taxes Kill Growth?
(Original Post) Published on Jul 2, 2012 by TheYoungTurks Cenk Uygur refutes the Republican talking point that if you cut taxes you’ll spur the economy. Cenk discusses the Institute on… -
media mention December 17, 2012 International Business Times: How Much Would Middle Class Save With Bush Tax Cut Extension?
(Original Post) By Ashley Portero July 9, 2012 1:52 PM EDT President Barack Obama on Monday officially called for a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts for middle-class families… -
media mention December 17, 2012 New York Times: To Cut Taxes or Keep Services- 2 States Act as Test Cases
(Original Post) By MICHAEL COOPERPublished: July 10, 2012 OCEAN CITY, Md. — As state governments begin to emerge from the long downturn, many are grappling with a difficult choice: should… -
media mention December 17, 2012 The Milford Daily News: Some question value of sales tax holiday
(Original Post) By Laura Krantz/Daily News staffMetroWest Daily NewsPosted Jul 13, 2012 @ 01:11 AM FRAMINGHAM — When Jim Green heard about this year’s sales tax holiday, his reaction was…