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New York Times: What Mass Deportations Would Do to New York City’s Economy
January 31, 2025
That number comes not from a left-leaning human rights group intent on fostering sympathy for people who crossed the border illegally, but rather from the wonky Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan Washington think tank. The organization’s research also tells us that nationally, more than a third of the tax dollars paid by undocumented immigrants go toward payroll taxes, which are aimed at backing entitlement programs that these workers are not entitled to access.
The New Statesman: Donald Trump’s Florida Project
January 30, 2025
But Mar-a-Lago is just the crown jewel in the Floridisation of US politics. A born and bred New Yorker, Trump switched his primary residence from Manhattan to Palm Beach during his first term, stating that he had “been treated very badly by the political leaders of both the city and state [of New York]. Few have been treated worse.” There was also a more practical rationale for becoming a Florida resident: lower taxes. Florida is one of just nine states that do not levy state income taxes on residents. According to a recent report by the Institute on Taxation and…
Yahoo News: Simu Liu Speaks Out on Trump’s New Tax Plan
January 29, 2025
Simu Liu has spoken out against President Donald Trump’s newly proposed U.S. tax plan, which seeks to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and introduce new measures that primarily benefit high-income earners and corporations.
Mother Jones: Trump Tax Cuts Not Just Good For Billionaires, Say Billionaires
January 28, 2025
A group founded by the billionaire Koch brothers is on a mission: to extend the massive tax cuts Trump instituted in his first term, and to convince working-class Americans that those cuts benefit them, too—despite ample evidence to the contrary.
Barron’s: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Play Havoc with the Economy
January 28, 2025
The White House is making good on President Trump’s campaign promises to eject unauthorized immigrants from U.S. soil, with deportation flights rolling out over the weekend. But the economic consequences of deportation and massive rollbacks on immigration could be severe.
Video: ITEP’s Marco Guzman Discusses the Tax Contributions of Undocumented Immigrants on Telemundo
January 27, 2025
ITEP Senior Policy Analyst Marco Guzman discusses the tax contributions of undocumented immigrants in this TV clip.
The Guardian: Charles Koch’s Network Launches $20m Campaing Backing Trump Tax Breaks
January 27, 2025
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the flagship political arm of the rightwing network formed by the fossil fuels billionaire Charles Koch and his late brother David, is launching a multimillion-dollar campaign backing Donald Trump’s plans to extend tax cuts and roll back federal regulations.
Salon: The High Opportunity Cost of Trump’s Economy
January 27, 2025
President Donald Trump is returning to the White House with the strongest economy in the world; unemployment is low, inflation continues to trend downward and growth is accelerating. Yet, Trump is about to unravel our post-COVID recovery with an attempt to enact a toxic economic agenda of tariffs, mass deportations and tax cuts for the mega-rich. All paid for with cuts to programs that benefit working class Americans.
Newsweek: California Braces for Donald Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
January 23, 2025
California is gearing up for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, which includes mass deportations and sweeping raids targeting undocumented immigrants. Read more.
Business Insider: Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Could Drain More Than $20 Billion a Year from Social Security
January 22, 2025
President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plans could have a significant economic side effect: draining the Social Security fund. As more Americans reach retirement age — many without adequate savings — Social Security can be a financial anchor. The checks average $1,976 monthly, and thousands of older adults told Business Insider they rely on the money to pay for essentials. However, the checks often […]
Audio: ITEP’s Eli Byerly-Duke Discusses California’s Tax System with Stew Jenkins
January 22, 2025
ITEP State Policy Analyst Eli Byerly Duke appeared on the SLO County Public Policy & The Law program on K-News 98.5 to discuss California’s tax system. Listen here.
Money: Congress Is Gearing Up for a Fight Over Trump’s Tax Cuts
January 20, 2025
Once the fanfare of Donald Trump’s inauguration fades, Congress has to get to work on taxes — and it won’t be pretty. At issue is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which was a hallmark of Trump’s first term. Abbreviated TCJA, the law made sweeping changes to the U.S. tax code that slashed the […]
Audio: ITEP’s Marco Guzman Talks to NC Newsline About the Costs of Mass Deportation
January 20, 2025
Among the actions that the new Trump administration is expected to make a top priority in the coming days is an aggressive new mass deportation initiative targeting the nation’s millions of undocumented immigrants. It’s a plan that may sound superficially appealing to many Americans, but as we learned in a recent conversation NC Newsline had […]
CNBC: These Five Republicans Are Ready to Derail Trump’s Tax Cuts Over the SALT Cap
January 17, 2025
An influential group of five House Republicans from high-tax states is threatening to hold up a major tax package that is a top priority for President-elect Donald Trump unless they get a significant boost to the amount that their constituents can deduct from federal income taxes to reflect state and local taxes already paid. Read more.
Associated Press: Maryland Gov. Moore Includes Income Tax Increases for Wealthy Residents to Help Address $3B Deficit
January 16, 2025
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore released a budget plan Wednesday that includes higher income tax rates for taxpayers who make more than $500,000, as well as about $2 billion in spending reductions throughout state government to address a $3 billion deficit. Read more.
MSNBC: Trump Inverts Reality with His Claims about Migrants Hurting Social Security
January 15, 2025
A key plank of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign tirades against undocumented immigrants was that they drain vital social services that are facing insolvency threats. “Unlike the Democrats, who are KILLING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE by allowing the INVASION OF THE MIGRANTS, I will NOT, under any circumstance, allow either of these two precious GEMS to be even touched under a Trump Administration,” he posted on Truth Social in one characteristic broadside last year.
New Mexico In Depth: Poverty Fell More Than a Third in New Mexico Due to Tax Changes, But There’s More to Do
January 14, 2025
Federal data released last fall show that, after accounting for government benefits, over the last decade the share of New Mexicans experiencing poverty declined more than in almost any other state. That coincides with a period in which state lawmakers significantly altered tax rates to reduce the burden on low-income residents. They enacted and expanded […]
New York Times: How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits
January 13, 2025
The Social Security Administration receives billions in free money each year from an unexpected source: undocumented immigrants.
CBS News: These 9 States Are Cutting Income Taxes on Jan. 1
January 2, 2025
Some Americans could get a break on their state income taxes this year, with nine states kicking off 2025 with a reduction in their individual income tax rates. Read more.
Crain’s Chicago Business: Cook County’s Property System is Complex and Burdensome. Here’s How It Can Be Fixed.
December 17, 2024
Discontent about property tax increases persists not only among Chicagoans, but also among Cook County residents and property owners nationwide. Relief is what everyone wants, as seen by the rate at which municipalities put property tax-related referendums and legislation on the ballots in 2024, says Rita Jefferson, a policy analyst for the Institute of Taxation & Economic Policy, or ITEP.
MSNBC: With the Election Over, Republicans Are Suddenly Interested in Cutting Social Security
December 5, 2024
It’s hard to find many things that 80% of Americans agree on, but they exist. In various polls taken earlier this year, 4 out of 5 Americans said Joe Biden was too old to run for a second term, the government is doing a bad job dealing with migrants at the Mexican border and the cost of prescription drugs is unreasonable. […]
Foreign Policy: What Trump’s Mass Deportations Would Mean for the U.S. Economy.
November 26, 2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to conduct “the largest deportation effort in American history,” no matter the price tag—but the economic costs of such a campaign may be bigger than he has bargained for.
The Associated Press: Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Income and Corporate Tax Cuts, Raising Statewide Sales Tax to Pay For It
November 23, 2024
Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase. Read more.
Capital & Main: Why Mass Deportations Would Cripple California’s Economy
November 22, 2024
Trump has, after all, already made full-throated declarations that his administration will conduct the largest deportation of undocumented residents in U.S. history. That should resonate in a place like California, with its estimated 1.8 million undocumented immigrants — and it certainly would shake up a state agriculture industry in which nearly half of all workers are undocumented.
Public News Service: Colorado Working Families Would Pay More Under Trump Tax Proposals
November 21, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress have promised to pass a new tax bill, and a new report breaks down the expected winners and losers. Joe Hughes, senior policy analyst with the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, says based on Trump's campaign proposals, the top one percent - those making more than $900,000 a year - will see their tax bill go down by more than $36,000, on average.
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