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media mention December 13, 2016 Las Vegas Review-Journal: Amazon didn’t need Nevada’s handout, expert says
“Amazon is now relying on the type of abatement package it received from Nevada, LeRoy said, since the company no longer can avoid collecting sales tax, in general. Although Amazon… -
media mention December 12, 2016 New York Times: Corporate Welfare Won’t Create Jobs
“That loophole, known as deferral, lets corporations avoid paying any United States taxes on their offshore profits until they are brought back here. That’s why, according to a recent survey… -
media mention December 12, 2016 Twin-Cities Pioneer Press: A practical, tested solution for our undocumented-immigrant puzzle
“A mass deportation would have huge, measurable consequences to our economy. For example, according to a study by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, it would reduce our… -
media mention December 9, 2016 Tahlequah Daily Press: Earned Income Tax Credit legislation to be filed by NW OKC lawmaker
“Because of SB 1604, a single mother with two children and working full-time at $10 an hour will experience a tax increase of $231, and a married couple with three… -
media mention December 7, 2016 Village Voice: Why Cuomo’s Hopes for Trump Infrastructure Cash Could Crumble
“And transportation experts warn that plenty of worthy projects would likely fall by the wayside if P3s were the only option. “We’re not going to have private companies filling our… -
media mention December 5, 2016 In These Times: Carrier is “Gaming the System” and Trump Just Played into Its Hands
“Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, who has critiqued the Trump-Pence Carrier deal in a series of blog posts, told In These Times… -
media mention December 2, 2016 Bloomberg BNA: For Better or for Worse? Tax Policy Changes in New Jersey
“But gas taxes are also highly regressive, falling most heavily on low- and middle-income families. In this case, an analysis using the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy microsimulation model… -
media mention December 1, 2016 Reno News & Review: No fair
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reports that the poorest 20 percent of Nevada families pay 6.1 percent of their income in sales tax. The wealthiest one percent of… -
media mention November 30, 2016 The Hoya: DC Council Approves Eliminating Tampon Tax
“The bill has nevertheless encountered opposition from various organizations within the District. Richard Phillips, senior policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a non-profit, nonpartisan think tank… -
media mention November 30, 2016 The Atlantic: Why It’s So Hard to Know What to Make of the Carrier Deal
“Additionally, some economists say that it’s bad policy for states to offer up tax breaks for companies who agree to locate plants or other operations in certain communities, a practice… -
media mention November 28, 2016 Austin American-Statesman: Wood: The flaws in Trump’s mass deportation plan
“Opponents of undocumented immigrants often assume that these workers don’t contribute to the economy and leech off public services; this simply isn’t true. Many of these people work and contribute… -
media mention November 28, 2016 Bloomberg BNA: Some Private School “Donors” Use Tax Code to Turn Profit
“Carl Davis is the research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. ITEP is a non-profit and non-partisan research group that works on federal, state, and local tax… -
media mention November 28, 2016 Mass Transit Magazine: US: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Dwarfed by Estimates of Need
“‘There are still 20 states that have waited a decade or more since last raising their gas tax rates,’ said Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention November 28, 2016 The Independent: Donald Trump’s tax plans a ‘massive giveaway’ to richest 1%
“Mr Trump also plans to scrap inheritance tax, which is currently only charged on estates worth more than $5.45m (£4.3m) and joint estates of $10.9m (£8.7m), affecting just one in… -
media mention November 23, 2016 Vice Sports: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Could Be a Giant Sports Welfare Giveaway
“P3s are having a bit of a heyday right now, as local governments experiment with having private investors build everything from toll roads to water projects. The method has limitations.… -
media mention November 23, 2016 The Guardian: Trump’s tax plan: massive cuts for the 1% will usher ‘era of dynastic wealth’
“‘Listening to Trump’s rhetoric, most Americans probably don’t realise at all the impact of Trump’s tax plan,’ Matt Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
media mention November 23, 2016 Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Clive McFarlane: Worcester trying to balance tax options
“Both the bureau’s and Mayor Petty’s proposal nevertheless would shift a greater share of the tax burden to those least able to afford it. The Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention November 21, 2016 Albany Times-Union: There’s another way people in expensive cities are ‘penalized,’ and they might not know it
“Part of the reason why Albouy’s ideas have not caught on is that it would be complicated. ‘It would add incredible complexity to the tax code,’ said Matthew Gardner, senior… -
media mention November 21, 2016 Lincoln Journal Star: UNL students rally in support of a better future
“Rodriguez said immigrants have contributed greatly to both the country and state, citing statistics from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy which state the 11 million undocumented immigrants in… -
media mention November 16, 2016 Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis Latinos discuss impact of Trump’s election
“Also, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, undocumented immigrants pay around $11.64 billion in taxes each year.” Read more -
media mention November 16, 2016 Chicago Herald: New Chicago bag tax will boost revenue, but will it cut waste?
“Meg Wiehe, state tax policy director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a research group based in Washington, D.C., said these one-off taxes on goods exacerbate income inequality.… -
media mention November 16, 2016 McClatchy DC: Undocumented students asked council to make Washington’s Bellingham a sanctuary city
“Prado said undocumented immigrants contribute about $292 million in taxes to Washington state each year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The amount would be higher with… -
media mention November 14, 2016 Mic: Here’s exactly how Donald Trump could hurt the middle class — and how to fight back
“‘There was never any real backing for his argument that he was proposing populist tax reform,’ said Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at nonpartisan nonprofit Institute of Policy and Taxation.… -
media mention November 14, 2016 Denver Post: CDOT to test taxing drivers by the mile instead of at the pump
“Carl Davis, research director at the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said it’s true that state governments will have to find alternate ways of generating revenues for… -
media mention November 14, 2016 Albuquerque Journal: Immigrants largely a boon to U.S. economy
“And though there are competing analyses about whether unlawfully present immigrants contribute more to the economy than they cost in education and health expenses, what cannot be denied is that,…