Select Media Mentions
Associated Press: States look to tax hybrid and electric car owners to recoup road funding
June 18, 2013
(Original Post) Published June 09, 2013Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina is joining a growing number of states exploring new fees for hybrid and electric car owners to help make up for revenue those drivers aren’t paying in gas taxes on their fuel-efficient vehicles. The proposal strikes many owners of alternative-fuel vehicles and some […]
The Birmingham News: The tax you pay for what you use every day
June 18, 2013
(Original Post) By Mike D. Smith on June 14, 2013 at 4:49 PM, updated June 15, 2013 at 11:08 PM I know I can tell you to the cent what I gave Alabama Power last month. Same goes for my cellphone bill, car note and my apartment complex. All that really matters when we’re direct-depositing […]
US News & World Report: What’s the Matter with Kansas’ Tax Policy?
June 18, 2013
(Original Post) By Pat GarofaloJune 13, 2013 Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has presided over one of the most rightward lurches of any state in the nation, on issues such as health care, abortion and education. But the crown jewel of his administration has been a package of cuts to Kansas’ income tax – the […]
US News & World Report: What’s the Matter with Kansas’ Tax Policy?
June 18, 2013
(Original Post) By Pat GarofaloJune 13, 2013 Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has presided over one of the most rightward lurches of any state in the nation, on issues such as health care, abortion and education. But the crown jewel of his administration has been a package of cuts to Kansas’ income tax – the […]
Business Insider: The Chart That Eviscerates Five Terrible Talking Points About Taxes
June 18, 2013
(Original Post) Discussions of tax progressivity tend to have a low ratio of signal to noise. The following chart should clear up a few things. Here are the big takeaways: Our tax code is highly progressive. Almost everybody pays something. Even the poorest 20 per cent of American households (who make on average about $11,000) […]
The Progressive Pulse: 90% of benefits from Corporate Income Tax repeal to go out of state
June 13, 2013
(Original Post) Post on June 12, 2013 by Allan Freyer One of the most eye-popping parts of the Senate tax reform plan is the proposed elimination of the state’s Corporate Income Tax, for a cost of $1 billion in foregone revenue each year. Although Senate leaders have expressed high hopes for the economic benefits of […]
Huffington Post: 18 Of America’s Biggest Companies Using Tax Havens To Skirt $92 Billion In U.S. Taxes
June 10, 2013
(Original Post) The Huffington Post | By Jillian Berman Posted: 06/03/2013 1:58 pm EDT | Updated: 06/03/2013 5:05 pm EDT Apple may be getting all the attention from lawmakers and the news media for its offshore tax practices, but a new report finds that other major companies are using similar tactics to avoid paying taxes […]
Bloomberg Businessweek: Electric-Car Owners Get Taxed for Not Paying Gas Taxes
June 10, 2013
(Original Post) By Alison VekshinJune 06, 2013 Hugh Joyce, a contractor in Richmond, Va., owns three plug-in cars, and like many green-car evangelists, he’s unabashed about his love for them—especially his new $80,000 Tesla (TSLA) Model S. It’s “the most important vehicle since the Model T,” he says. “It’s the first electric car with a […]
The Capital Times: Out with progressive, in with regressive state taxes
June 10, 2013
(Original Post) June 08, 2013 4:45 am • JOEL McNALLY | state columnist Remember back when Wisconsin was proud to be one of the most progressive states in the nation? Even more importantly, do you remember the states we all held in contempt for exactly the opposite distinction — being the most regressive states in […]
Las Vegas City Life: It only took 121 days for lawmakers to ignore tax reform, be good to gays and fawn over the Ghost Rider
June 10, 2013
4:00 pm – June 05, 2013 by LAUNCE RAKE The Nevada Legislature met in 2013, aware that its solemn duty was to address the profound issues affecting every citizen of the state, most especially a tax and funding system that everyone, from all parties and industries, agreed was completely dysfunctional. And so, 120 days-plus-one after […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: GOP lawmakers may hike school funding, expand vouchers
May 30, 2013
By Patrick Marley and Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel May 30, 2013 3:31 p.m. Madison — Republicans who control the Legislature are working on a deal that would increase funding for public schools and extend a school voucher program statewide, but in a way that is far more limited than what GOP Gov. […]
Hays Daily News: Costly session
May 30, 2013
(Original Post) 5/29/2013 With conservative super-majorities in place on both sides of the Kansas Statehouse, Gov. Sam Brownback had to have been expecting a relatively cooperative and short session this year. Rubberstamp a few more tax cuts for those who didn’t need them, a few more reductions in services for those who do need […]
Workday Minnesota: Education funding, tax reform highlight gains made in 2013 session, unions say
May 24, 2013
(Original Post) By Michael Moore, Union Advocate editor23 May 2013ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s working families will see the most obvious fruits of the 2013 legislative session in their public schools and property-tax bills, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg of investments, reforms and initiatives passed by labor-endorsed majorities in the Legislature this year, […]
Lawrence World Journal: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says
May 23, 2013
(Original Post) Posted by Scott Rothschild May 23, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. Topeka — Taxes will increase for low-wage Kansans and decrease for those with higher incomes under plans being considered by Republican state legislators, according to a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy looked at the various proposals before […]
Reno News & Review: It happens
May 23, 2013
(Original Post) By Dennis [email protected] This article was published on 05.23.13. Nevada has a crappy tax system. Here’s why. It was sweltering. Januaries in Carson City are cold, of course, but the Nevada Assembly hall was jammed with bodies and television lights. Even on a weekday evening people traveled to the capitol for these occasions. […]
The Huffington Post: One Tax Loophole Apple’s Tim Cook And Lawmakers Didn’t Talk About
May 21, 2013
(Original Post) The Huffington Post | By Jillian Berman Posted: 05/21/2013 3:30 pm EDT When Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared before a panel of Senators Tuesday, much of the questioning centered around why so much of the company’s money sits untaxed overseas. Cook defended the practice, saying his company doesn’t “depend on gimmicks” to lower […]
The Progressive Pulse: ‘Modest’ or ‘Bold,’ Nebraska Tax Cuts Could Not Be Sold
May 17, 2013
(Original Post) This is an additional contribution to the blog series that presents voices from other states that have unsuccessfully pursued comprehensive tax reform. (See Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) Commentary provided by Renee Fry, Executive Director of the OpenSky Policy Institute in Lincoln, NE. Nebraska’s 2013 legislative session kicked off with Gov. […]
The Progressive Pulse: Blowhard lobbyist for corporations and the rich in town to promote tax increases on average North Carolinians
May 17, 2013
(Original Post) Post on May 16, 2013 by Rob Schofield How low have things sunk in the Raleigh policy debate? This low: A front group for corporations and greedy billionaires is bringing a has-been Washington lobbyist to town to promote higher taxes on poor and middle class North Carolinians and some are calling it a […]
Campus Progress: Here’s One Way to End Poverty
May 17, 2013
(Original Post) Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Opinions by Chris Lewis There’s been a lot of hand-wringing lately about bloating, excess, and abuse of government assistance programs like disability insurance and food stamps. For taxpayers anxious about whether public assistance dollars are well spent, there’s a lot to keep track of: SSI, SSDI, Social […]
International Digital Times: Tommy Chong Cancer Goes Up In Smoke; Veteran Funnyman Says Weed Saved His Life And Could Save America, Too
May 17, 2013
(Original Post) Now that Tommy Chong’s cancer has been cured, the Grammy Award-winning comedian is setting his sights on another challenge: saving America. In a recent interview with CBS News, Chong talked about how legalizing marijuana could solve the country’s fiscal problems. “Look at the situation we’re in now. Sequesters. Cuts. Everything cut across the […]
New America Media: Data Reveals Immigrants’ Financial Contribution to States
May 17, 2013
(Original Post) Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: May 16, 2013 LOS ANGELES – In California, Asian and Hispanic immigrants pay nearly $30 billion in federal taxes, $5.2 billion in state income taxes, and $4.6 billion in sales taxes each year. In New York, immigrants are responsible for $229 billion in economic output in the state. […]
San Antonio Express: Internet racket: Nat’l providers reap obscene profits
May 17, 2013
(Original Post) By Timothy Karr, Guest CommentaryPublished 1:22 pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Is your Internet bill too high? You can thank the phone and cable companies for that. Today, high-speed broadband services offered by these national carriers cost more than $500 a year and even more when customers are forced to bundle Internet access […]
Boston Globe: Big seller Boston Beer asks for small-brewer tax break
May 17, 2013
(Original Post) By Noah Bierman| Globe Staff May 13, 2013 WASHINGTON — It’s early to be drinking, but just after 10:30 a.m. on a weekday, Jim Koch, the founder of Samuel Adams beer, pops open a bottle of lager and regales his audience with stories. It’s no barroom banter. Koch is standing behind a […]
Pryor Creek Times: Income tax reduction done deal
May 16, 2013
(Original Post) The plan to reduce Oklahoma’s income tax from 5.25 percent to 5.00 beginning in 2015 is a done deal. We know it means losing $200 million from state revenues that could have gone to hire more teachers and properly fund public safety so that we have enough troopers on the road and ensure […]
The Morning Sentinel: Bipartisan plan to overhaul state income taxes unveiled today
May 10, 2013
(Original Post) By Steve Mistler [email protected] House Bureau AUGUSTA — A Maine family of four earning $50,000 a year would save about $647 on its state income taxes under a sweeping tax reform proposal to be aired in a public hearing today before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee. However, that same family also would pay hundreds […]
Members of the media rely on ITEP for analysis and insight about how tax policies affect people. If you’re a reporter looking to talk to one of our experts, contact Jon Whiten at [email protected].
Institute on Taxation
and Economic Policy
ITEP is a non-profit, non-partisan tax policy organization. We conduct rigorous analyses of tax and economic proposals and provide data-driven recommendations to shape equitable and sustainable tax systems.
Subscribe to ITEP Emails
Tax research and policy news in your inbox.
Promote Fair Tax Policy
Your gift to ITEP promotes tax justice. With your help, we do research that supports taxing millionaires and billionaires, taxing big corporations and raising revenue for the things our people, our communities and our planet need.
Together, we can create a country with more economic justice, more racial justice, more climate justice… and more tax justice.