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media mention May 5, 2016 Enid News: New budget plans would go after low-income parents
“A plan being discussed by Legislative leaders would eliminate the Child Tax Credit and reduce by one-fourth the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Sales Tax Relief Credit. This would… -
media mention May 5, 2016 Herald and Review: Lawmakers unable to get graduated income tax on ballot
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan but left-leaning group based in Washington, put out a statement Wednesday criticizing the department’s analysis for not taking into account the… -
media mention May 3, 2016 Vermont Biz: Vermont top state in the East for the ‘Middle Class’
“Tax fairness. A measure calculated by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (link is external) that compares the tax burden (including all types of taxes) of the middle 60%… -
media mention May 3, 2016 Industry Week: Is Bipartisan Tax Reform Possible?
“Well, we can follow the example of states that have passed bipartisan tax reform to address the problem of getting corporations to pay a fair share of taxes in their… -
media mention May 3, 2016 Norman Transcript: Not overtaxed
“In a study recently conducted by a respected Washington think tank, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, income tax cuts over the past decade in Oklahoma reduced this year’s… -
media mention May 3, 2016 Herald & Review: Graduated income tax seen as help for budget woes
“Matt Gardner, executive director of the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said adopting a graduated income tax would go “right to the heart of the state’s budget woes.”… -
media mention May 3, 2016 VT Digger: Margolis: Spending less isn’t as simple as it sounds
“It isn’t just that the wealthy — households in the top 1 percent in Vermont whose average income is $978,400 — paid 7.7 percent of their income in total state… -
media mention May 3, 2016 CNBC: UPDATE 1-Conservatives in Congress urge shutdown of U.S. tax collector
“Matthew Gardner, head of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax research group, said most tax reform plans would still need a tax collector with enforcement powers. “It’s… -
media mention May 3, 2016 The Advocate: At Baton Rouge events, John Bel Edwards attempts to build support for budget changes, Medicaid expansion
“The Rev. Theron Jackson, of Shreveport, citing an analysis from the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said tax hikes from the special legislative session earlier this year will… -
media mention May 3, 2016 Orange County Register: Chapman Republicans and Democrats get together for spirited debate
“Democrats: Members of the Young Democrats supported the idea of granting amnesty and full rights, including welfare, to undocumented immigrants, citing a recent report by the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention May 3, 2016 Herald-Mail Media: Feedback for May 3
“Responses to April 27 Feedback from Nancy Iden, ‘Donald Trump has my vote’: “Nancy Iden conveniently ignores the fact that illegal immigrants pay a lot of taxes. ‘The 50-state analysis… -
media mention May 3, 2016 Reuters: Conservatives in Congress urge shutdown of IRS
“Matthew Gardner, head of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax research group, said most tax reform plans would still need a tax collector with enforcement powers. “It’s… -
media mention May 3, 2016 Greater Baton Rouge Business Report: Capitol Views: Bill to hike state’s minimum wage temporarily stalls; Edwards talks overhauling state’s tax structure
“Held at Mount Zion First Baptist Church and hosted by Together Louisiana, a coalition of religious congregations and civic organizations, the event highlighted an analysis of the special session conducted… -
media mention April 28, 2016 Sun Sentinel: Inmigrantes rompiendo un estereotipo
“Los números de identificación de contribuyentes les permite reportar salarios al IRS y pagar impuestos. Nadie sabe exactamente cuánto pagan en impuestos los inmigrantes indocumentados. El Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention April 28, 2016 Seattle Times: Taxes like Texas: Washington’s system among nation’s most unfair
“A problem with relying on sales taxes is that, compared with income or property taxes, they hit the poor the hardest. “Low-income people spend most, if not all, of their… -
media mention April 28, 2016 Politifact: Fact-checking Bernie Sanders’ claim that Jim Kenney’s soda tax is regressive
“Carl Davis, the research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, told Billy Penn last month soda taxes like the one proposed by Philadelphia are “imperfect:” “The… -
media mention April 28, 2016 Politico: Wyden takes aim
“WHERE OREGON AND WASHINGTON (STATE) DIVERGE: The Seattle Times has a nice primer on how differently the states of Portlandia and grunge rely on taxes. Washington, for instance, collects about… -
media mention April 28, 2016 West Hartford News: Another View: Malloy’s new economic reality
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy’s data for 2015, Connecticut residents who earned between $46,000 and $76,000 paid double the tax rate (10.7 percent) than those who… -
media mention April 25, 2016 Sun Herald: States weigh costs, benefits of undocumented immigrant parents
“Overall, unauthorized immigrants already pay $11.6 billion annually in state and local taxes, according to a February study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax policy think… -
media mention April 25, 2016 Hawaii Tribune Herald: Your Views for April 23
“In Hawaii, the top 1 percent pay just 7 percent of their income in taxes, while the middle class (80 percent of our people) pay about 12 percent. The poorest… -
media mention April 25, 2016 Townhall: Voters Have More Confidence in Sanders and Kasich to Handle The Economy Than Trump or Cruz, National Gallup Poll Finds
“But countless studies, from the IRS to economic think tanks, show that this isn’t true. Wealthier Americans pay the lion’s share of tax revenues. The richest 1 percent, for example,… -
media mention April 25, 2016 Washington Post: How tax falsehoods flourish
“I’m not the first person to challenge these assertions. Figures from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and economist Peter Fisher, respectively, show the same story as that above… -
media mention April 25, 2016 The Guardian: Trump and Clinton share Delaware tax ‘loophole’ address with 285,000 firms
“A report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, titled Delaware: An Onshore Tax Haven, said the state’s tax code made it “a magnet for people looking to create… -
media mention April 25, 2016 Times Free Press: Chattanooga to lose roughly $5 million annually after state lawmakers repeal Hall Income Tax
“Carl Davis, senior policy analyst for the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Tax Policy, said in a statement, “The vast majority of Tennessee residents will not receive a tax… -
media mention April 25, 2016 Record Searchlight: States weigh costs, benefits of undocumented immigrant parents
“Overall, unauthorized immigrants already pay $11.6 billion annually in state and local taxes, according to a February study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a tax policy think…