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The Commercial Appeal: Report says Tennessee’s tax system among nation’s most regressive
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Richard Locker Originally published 11:28 a.m., November 18, 2009Updated 12:07 a.m., November 19, 2009 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee tax system is the fourth most regressive among the states, with lower-income families paying a higher portion of their income in state and local taxes than do more affluent households, according to […]
Chattanooga Times Free Press: Liberal group raps state tax regressivity
January 7, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By: Andy Sher Thursday, November 19, 2009 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee and Alabama tax systems are among the nation’s worst when it comes to favoring the rich over the poor and middle class, according to a study by a Washington-based research organization. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a liberalleaning […]
Williston Observer: Taxes and the wisdom of our forebears
January 7, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) July 16, 2009 BY BRIAN MILLER One hundred years ago, on July 17, 1909, Sen. William E. Borah, R-Idaho wrote the words, “The income tax is the fairest and most equitable of the taxes. It is the one tax which approaches us in the hour of prosperity and departs in the […]
Knoxville News Sentinel: Think tank- Tennessee state income tax would help fixed-income families
January 7, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Josh Flory Thursday, April 15, 2010 This probably isn’t the best day to bring it up, but a Washington, D.C., think tank has an idea for cutting the tax burden on Tennessee’s fixed-income families: impose a state income tax. The proposal comes from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, […]
Nashville City Paper: Republican-driven resolution would ban state income tax
January 7, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By William Williams Created 01/13/2011 – 12:48pm A majority of both the House and Senate signed up to sponsor a resolution introduced Thursday to amend the Tennessee constitution to ban the state income tax. “If this amendment passes, Tennessee will never face an income tax battle again,” said the Senate’s main […]
The Commerical Appeal: Reliance on sales tax causes an imbalance
January 7, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Tennesseans should tell their legislators they’re against a prohibition on state income tax because it ensures the highest earners pay the most. By Erica Thomas, Special to Viewpoint Thursday, March 10, 2011 How we fund our state government — and who pays for it — are key concerns for all Tennesseans. […]
Argus Leader: A lose-lose situation
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Karen Kraut • April 25, 2010 Imagine this: Your state has the option of reducing its residents’ combined federal tax bills by hundreds of millions of dollars a year while at the same time substantially reducing state taxes for 80 percent of its residents, but it chooses not to do […]
Columbia Free Times: Study Says State Tax System Unfair
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) by : Al Dozier A new study showing South Carolina’s tax system weighs more heavily on the poor and middle class than the rich is unlikely to spark any restructuring of the state’s tax system, according to local advocates for change. That conclusion comes even as a new study panel, […]
The Times and Democrat: Taxation impact to be considered on all levels
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Monday, November 30, 2009 ISSUE: S.C. taxes OUR VIEW: Impact across the spectrum must be considered Talk of tax reform is an annual event ahead of the Legislature’s return in January. Gov. Mark Sanford has consistently called for lowering the income tax by increasing the tax on cigarettes. He will […]
The State: Study- Middle incomes hit hard
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) S.C. taxes favor wealthy, group says By GINA SMITH [email protected] South Carolina’s tax code hits middle-income and low-income families much harder than the wealthy, according to a new study released Thursday by S.C. Fair Share. The Columbia-based nonpartisan organization hopes its findings will be considered by lawmakers as they head […]
Providence Business News: Study: R.I. taxes take most from poorest
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Published online Nov 24, 2009 Study: R.I. taxes take most from poorest Poor pay 11.9% of income; offsets cut richest’s share to 5.6% By Ted Nesi PBN Web Editor PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s poorest residents pay more than double the amount of taxes that the state’s wealthiest residents do as […]
The Providence Journal: Details of new state budget seep out
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) PROVIDENCE –– The General Assembly on Wednesday is expected to unveil a state budget that hikes Rhode Island’s gasoline tax, tightens pension rules for state workers and teachers and eliminates certain tax breaks for high earners. But the legislature’s spending plan for the coming year –– still under negotiation as […]
The Providence Journal: Study suggests eliminating R.I.’s capital gains tax break
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) 01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, March 21, 2009 By NEIL DOWNING Journal Staff Writer Rhode Island could save more than $49 million a year by eliminating the favorable tax treatment that the state currently allows on capital gains, a new report says. Rhode Island is one of only nine states […]
Providence Business News: Op-Ed: Governor’s plan is irresponsible
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Guest Column: Jeff McLynch In recent remarks, first to a gathering of the nation’s mayors and then again before a collection of governors from across the country, President Barack Obama issued stern warnings to local officials about the use of the billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds they are […]
The Providence Journal: Protect income-tax progressivity in R.I.
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) 01:00 AM EST on Sunday, November 16, 2008JEFF McLYNCH WASHINGTON IT ISN’T VERY OFTEN that one of life’s maxims can be applied to state tax policy. Many hands make for . . . a lot of exemptions? A penny saved is a penny . . . deducted? Yet, judging from […]
The Providence Journal: Some tax exemptions in other states border on ludicrous
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) By RANDAL EDGAR Journal State House Bureau The tone was somewhat glum as the Poverty Institute held its annual state budget conference on Friday, in anticipation of Governor Chafee’s budget address this week, but there were some moments of levity. One came during a presentation by Meg Wieghe, of the […]
The Providence Journal: Sowing ideas for revising the corporate tax
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) 01:00 AM EST on Saturday, March 5, 2011 By Neil Downing Journal Staff Writer Tyler Young, a farmer in Little Compton, says taxing farms and other small businesses fairly, based on their ability to pay, will help ensure their survival. Tyler Young’s family farm is spread across 180 acres off […]
WPRI: Why Chafee’s sales tax plan had fair-weather friends
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) April 18th, 2011 at 10:55 am by Ted Nesi under Nesi’s Notes Governor Chafee’s original sales tax plan may be gone, but it’s not forgotten. One of the problems the proposal ran into was that it had many critics and few defenders. Take The Poverty Institute, which advocates on behalf […]
Providence Business News: Chafee tax plans alive in Assembly
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) By William Hamilton PBN Staff Writer The General Assembly leadership may have sunk Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee’s controversial sales tax expansion – at least how he initially recommended it. But legislators have been mum on two other Chafee proposals opposed by business groups, to implement combined reporting and to restructure […]
LPIB: Tanzi bill would close corporate tax loophole
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) STATE HOUSE – Rep. Teresa Tanzi is pushing for legislation that would close a loophole that large, multi-state and international corporations use to avoid paying state taxes. Representative Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South Kingstown, Narragansett) is sponsoring legislation (2011-H 5738) that would enact combined reporting. One of the tricks many multi-state […]
Narragansett Patch: Tanzi- Bill Proposed to Close Corporate Tax Loophole
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Rep. Teresa Tanzi has proposed a bill that would close the state’s corporate tax loophole. June 2, 2011 STATE HOUSE – Rep. Teresa Tanzi is pushing for legislation that would close a loophole that large, multi-state and international corporations use to avoid paying state taxes. Representative Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South […]
The Delaware County Daily Times: Editorial: Time for taxpayers to take a stand
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Monday, December 14, 2009 Delaware County Council held a public hearing on a proposed 2010 budget last Wednesday in the county council meeting room. The $308.6 million budget reflects a $5.6 million increase over the current budget. It includes a proposed tax increase of .359 mills, which would bring the […]
Scranton Times-Tribune: Study rips state taxation
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Monday, November 23, 2009 5:52 AMBy Borys Krawczeniuk, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. Nov. 23–The share of income paid toward state and local taxes by the poorest fifth of Pennsylvanians is more than twice as large as the share paid by the wealthiest, according to a study by a Washington, D.C.-based […]
Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal: Pennsylvania among ‘Terrible 10’ most regressive tax states
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) STAFF REPORTPublished: November 19, 2009 Working families in Pennsylvania pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than their wealthiest counterparts, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy (ITEP). In 2007, middle-class earners paid nearly double the share of […]
Philadelphia Business Journal: Pa. taxes among most regressive
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Philadelphia Business Journal – by Athena D. Merritt Staff Writer A new study ranks Pennsylvania’s tax system as the ninth-most regressive in the nation for taxing the state’s poor and middle income far more heavily than the wealthy. New Jersey did not make the list of states with the most […]
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