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media mention February 9, 2021 Law360: NY Gov.’s Pot Tax Proposal Unique, Tax Group Says
A potency-based cannabis tax proposal by New York’s governor would bring in more sustainable revenue to the state if passed, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said on Tuesday. Read… -
media mention February 9, 2021 YahooFinance: Democrats Propose Leaving Out High Earners from Stimulus Checks and Trimming Jobless Benefits
Under Biden’s initial ‘American Rescue’ proposal, high-income households making $247,400 to $601,700 would get an average payment of $930 compared with a $280 payment for the same group under the… -
media mention February 9, 2021 Forbes: Biden Says He Supports $75,000-A-Year Threshold For Full $1,400 Stimulus Checks
An analysis from the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found that proposals in the Democratic bill would boost income for the poorest Americans by around 33%. Read more -
media mention February 9, 2021 Washington Post: Here’s the New Democratic Plan for $1,400 Stimulus Payments
The best argument in favor of the checks is that they have kept many Americans out of poverty during the crisis. An analysis by the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
media mention February 9, 2021 Tampa Bay Times: Florida Should Close Tax Loopholes for Corporations | Column
Because of its lopsided reliance on sales tax — which forces poorer people to pay a larger share of their income in taxes than richer people — Florida has one… -
media mention February 9, 2021 The Fiscal Times: Poorest Americans Would Get Major Income Boost From Covid Relief Bill: Report
Three provisions in the legislation released this week by the House Ways and Means Committee would provide a 33% income boost on average for the poorest 20% of Americans, according… -
media mention February 5, 2021 Wall Street Journal: Amazon’s U.S. Tax Costs Jumped in 2020. It Likely Would Pay Even More Under Biden Plan.
Amazon’s low reported tax expenses in earlier years, along with similar figures from other companies, helped spur Democratic proposals for minimum taxes that would affect them. “Half a loaf is… -
media mention February 5, 2021 Bloomberg: Cuomo, Murphy Call for More Covid Relief to Hardest-Hit States
New Jerseyans stood to pay $3.1 billion more in taxes annually as a result of the 2017 change, according to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy,… -
media mention February 4, 2021 Washington Post: Here’s the new Democratic plan for $1,400 stimulus checks
The best argument in favor of the checks is that they have kept many Americans out of poverty during the crisis. An analysis by the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention February 4, 2021 CNBC: Fewer people may qualify for the $1,400 stimulus payments. Here’s why
At the same time, the additional $1,400, on top of the $600 payments sent earlier this year, would increase the incomes of the poorest 20% of Americans, those earning less… -
media mention February 4, 2021 Jacobin: The Washington Post Deserves 324 Billion Pinocchios for Its Attacks on Bernie Sanders
Kessler’s entire line of argument deserves about 324 billion Pinocchios — one for each dollar that flowed to the richest fifth of the country in just 2020 alone, according to… -
media mention February 4, 2021 Newsweek: Democrats May Block Millions of Families from Receiving Full Stimulus Checks
Senate Republicans on Monday proposed that Congress limit full stimulus checks to individuals earning up to $40,000 and couples earning $80,000—a move that would deny checks to an additional 80… -
media mention February 3, 2021 Public News Service: Report: Biden Relief Package Could Reduce Child Poverty in Nebraska
President Joe Biden’s proposal to expand the Child Tax Credit would help reduce child poverty and extend the credit to nearly half of all Black and Hispanic children, according to… -
media mention February 3, 2021 Jacobin Magazine: The Chamber of Commerce Wants to Slash COVID-19 Relief Checks. We Can’t Let Them
Senate Republicans on Monday proposed that Congress limit full stimulus checks to individuals earning up to $40,000 and couples earning $80,000 — a move that would deny checks to an additional eighty million… -
media mention February 3, 2021 NJ.com: Biden says GOP plan with $1,000 payments is too small as Senate moves ahead with his plan. Here’s the latest.
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive research group, said that 90% of New Jersey adults and 91% of children would receive at least a partial payment. But… -
media mention February 2, 2021 Fiscal Times: Biden Urges Senate Dems to Go Big on Covid Relief
The difference translates to 80 million fewer people getting payments under the GOP plan, according to an analysis by the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy cited by the… -
media mention February 2, 2021 Washington Post: White House open to narrowing who qualifies for stimulus checks but keeping payments at $1,400 per person
Biden’s plan would provide stimulus payments to approximately 95 percent of the country, while the Republican plan, lowering the threshold to those making under $50,000 a year, would provide payments… -
media mention February 2, 2021 Bloomberg: Vehicle Mile Tax Draws Fresh Attention as Buttigieg Takes Post
Large segments of the population are as skeptical of government as they’ve ever been, so asking them to install devices in their vehicles to determine how far and sometimes even… -
media mention February 2, 2021 The Hill: Biden plan would provide more taxpayers stimulus checks than GOP’s
The Tax Foundation’s findings are similar to an estimate from the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that found that about 95 percent of adults and children are in… -
media mention February 2, 2021 Nevada Current: NV can have a job-creating energy agenda, unless it costs money
The bottom 20 percent of Nevadans with an income of less than $20,500 pay 10.2 percent of their daily income in taxes, including 7 percent in sales tax, according to… -
media mention February 2, 2021 The (Tacoma) News Tribune: Washington parents would get big tax breaks under Biden’s COVID relief plan
The Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy estimated that the second lowest 20% of Washington income earners, those making $28,800 to $53,200, would save an average $2,470. The middle 20%,… -
media mention February 1, 2021 Market Place: Caught in the Unemployment Benefits Gap
This episode features commentary from Jessica Scheider on the risk of too small a stimulus. Read more: https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace/people-caught-unemployment-benefits-gap/ -
media mention January 29, 2021 Law 360: La. Gov. Won’t Support Gas Tax Hike This Year Due To Virus
A January report from the American Petroleum Institute said Louisiana’s total per-gallon state taxes and fees of 20.01 cents on fuel rank below the national average of 36.83 cents for… -
media mention January 29, 2021 Bloomberg: The 2017 Tax Law Report Card: Grading the Big Promises (Podcast)
On the latest episode of our weekly podcast, Talking Tax, Bloomberg Tax reporter Lydia O’Neal spoke with Tax Foundation economist Erica York and Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy senior… -
media mention January 27, 2021 Business Insider: Democrats Are Setting the Stage to Propose $300 Monthly Direct Payments for Families with Children under 17
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, released an analysis on Tuesday projecting that the poorest 20% of Americans — or those earning below $21,300 annually — would…