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The Atlanta Journal Constitution: Our view: Tax cuts made at risky time and with no sense
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Sunday, April 26, 2009 To understand the skewed priorities of our state Legislature, imagine that you come home to discover that your house is ablaze. Do you pour water on it? Or gasoline? The General Assembly would choose gasoline. This year, faced with rapidly declining tax revenues that threaten to deepen […]
Athens Banner-Herald: Officials consider tax caps
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By BLAKE AUED | [email protected] | Story updated at 10:45 pm on 6/21/2009 Low-income Athens homeowners would get a tax break under a proposal Athens-Clarke commissioners will consider this summer. A group of commissioners and other officials are beginning work on “circuit breakers,” a policy that caps property taxes based on […]
The Atlanta Journal Constitution: At Ga. Legislature, wisdom and justice sacrificed for obsession
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Jay Bookman (http://blogs.ajc.com/jay-bookman-blog) 6:45 am January 19, 2010, by Jay Last year, with the economy collapsing and state tax revenue already in free fall, Georgia legislators paused on their way out the door to pass a major last-minute tax cut. Fully implemented, the 50 percent reduction in capital-gains tax would have […]
Chattanooga Times Free Press: Georgia hurting for funds
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Sunday, March 7, 2010By Ashley Speagle, Correspondent ATLANTA — Budget and policy experts say Georgia may face a $3 billion budget hole in fiscal 2012 if legislators continue to neglect revenue options to replenish state funds. “Legislators are now in crisis mode, and there’s no long-term discussion,” said Allan Essig, executive […]
Connect Savannah: Robin Hood in reverse
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) May 25, 2010 Pending legislation could drain much needed revenue and hurt lowincomefamilies. By Patrick Rodgers Included amongst the stack of bills passed by the Georgia legislature this session are several that could have a significant negative impact on the state’s revenue, shifting even more of the tax burden onto low–income […]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Barnes plan: Remove capital gains tax for 2 years
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Candidates says break would pay for itself; experts disagree By Jeremy Redmon The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2010 Democratic candidate for governor Roy Barnes appeared alongside a pair of local businessmen at a news conference in Midtown Atlanta’s Technology Square this month, trumpeting his plan to revive Georgia’s […]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Tweaks will create real tax reform
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Sarah Beth Gehl 8:33 p.m. Friday, January 28, 2011 The Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness took a swing at fixing Georgia’s outdated tax system and hit a triple. The Council’s recommendations would help align Georgia revenues with the 21st-century economy and meet the current and future needs of […]
Athens Banner-Herald: Tax Council hits triple on reform
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Published Wednesday, February 02, 2011 The Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness, created last year by the state legislature, took a swing at fixing Georgia’s outdated tax system and hit a triple. The council’s recommendations would help align Georgia revenues with the 21st-century economy and meet the current and future […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Earle Klay: Educators should heed a warning
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) May 13, 2009 My View When I was an undergraduate in the early 1960s at the University of South Florida, a legislative committee under Sen. Charley Johns forced our president to fire professors suspected of being either homosexual or communist. One of my professors was fired mid-term because he had traveled […]
Bradenton Herald: Fla. Tax system one of least fair
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Posted on Fri, Nov. 20, 2009 State is second worst, survey says By JENNIFER RICH [email protected] If you are a Florida resident with low to moderate income, you are paying a disproportionate amount of state and local taxes. So says a nationwide study of state tax systems that shows Florida has […]
South Florida Business Journal: Report: Florida’s tax system among worst
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Wednesday, November 18, 2009 South Florida Business Journal Florida’s poorest residents pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than do the richest families in the state, according to a newly released report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. […]
Orlando Sentinel: Think tank says Florida tax system hardest on working class
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) posted by Jim Stratton on Nov 18, 2009 10:56:10 AM Florida’s tax system is among the worst in the nation in terms of pushing the financial burden onto low and middle-income residents, according to a new study by a D.C.-based think tank. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy — which […]
Tallahassee Democrat: Tobacco tax, It’s a symptom of bad fiscal habits
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) November 22, 2009 It’s a symptom of bad fiscal habits When the Legislature was debating last spring whether to raise money by substantially boosting the taxes on tobacco, a couple of arguments were all that caused even a pause in enthusiasm for this “sin tax.” One was that it would likely […]
Wonk Room: Florida’s Incoming Republican Speaker Casts Doubt On Scott’s Plan To Cut Spending
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Sep 13th, 2010 at 7:50 pm Florida’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Scott — when he’s not spending an inordinate amount of time discussing policies over which he’d have no control as governor — likes to tout his economic growth plan, which involves large tax cuts and supposedly […]
Ocala: Poverty rises, while taxes benefit wealthy
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Alan Stonecipher Special to the Star-Banner Published: Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 6:30 a.m. FLORIDA FOCUS The number of Floridians living below the federal poverty level increased between 2007 and 2009 by almost 550,000 — equal to the population of the cities of Orlando and Tampa combined. New U.S. Census […]
Gainesville Sun: Alison Law: Behind Paula’s rant, serious questions about taxes
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Alison Law Special to The Sun Published: Friday, November 26, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Airport scanners and personal tax bills have a lot in common. We all know what’s under the clothing or in the tax bills, but both are offensive when displayed in public. The County Commission swearing in […]
Think Progress: Gov. Scott’s Version of ‘Fair Taxes’: Regressive Personal Taxes and No Corporate Tax
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Like many Republican governors, Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) has released a budget that lays off thousands of state workers and slashes education and Medicaid funding, but still cuts Florida’s already low corporate income tax rate by two and a half percentage points. During an interview with CNBC’s Larry Kudlow last night […]
Daytona Beach News-Journal: The facts on pensions don’t support rhetoric
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By MIKE WILLIAMS, FLORIDA VOICEMarch 7, 2011 12:05 AMPosted in: Other Voices Changing Florida’s public pension systems has become a hot topic across Florida and the nation. Unfortunately, many politicians in Tallahassee have been using a moving target when giving their reasons for so-called pension “reform.” This process began with certain […]
Change.org: D.C. Needs Fairer Taxes, Not More Safety Net Cuts
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) by Kathryn Baer November 18, 2010 12:56 PM (PT) Like state and local governments across the country, the District of Columbia is facing a budget shortfall. We’ve got a $175 million gap that’s got to be closed right now. And our total local budget (pdf) is only somewhat over $6.1 billion. […]
American Way of Life Magazine: The Home Front: Where the Recession Really Matters
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) If the recession ended a year ago, why does it feel like our economy is still in shambles? Turn on any news station and you will be bombarded with people and institutions to blame. It’s the Obama administration’s fault. It’s the Republicans’ fault. It’s Wall Street’s fault. It’s the banks’ fault. […]
CT News Junkie: Connecticut’s Budget Crisis – Let’s talk ‘Tax Burden’
January 3, 2013
(Original Post) by Jonathan Pelto | Jan 8, 2010 3:58pm While political developments dominate Connecticut’s news, the state’s budget crisis continues to deteriorate. Faced with a half a billion dollar deficit (and growing) in this fiscal year, and what could be well over a billion dollar state deficit next year and at least a $3.5 […]
Hartford Courant: Rich or Poor? Either Way, Someone’s Going to Be Taxed
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By WILLIAM CIBES March 7, 2010 Anatole France observed that “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread.” If only the law, in its majestic equality, also asked the rich, as well as the […]
Hartford Courant: State Tax Exemptions In The Cross Hairs
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By CHRISTOPHER KEATING, [email protected] The Hartford Courant 7:00 PM EST, January 26, 2011 HARTFORD — In flush economic times, the legislature could leave untouched the huge number of exemptions from the state’s 6 percent sales tax: haircuts, prescription drugs, boat repairs, car washes, and food purchased at supermarkets, to name a […]
New Haven Advocate: What’s happening with the state sales tax?
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Written by Betsy YaglaWednesday, March 16, 2011 8:05am – Last Updated Tuesday, March 15, 2011 5:11pm If Gov. Dannel Malloy has his way, next year’s haircuts and yoga classes will cost you 6.35 percent more. That’s because he’s proposed adding these and other services to the list of items that Connecticut […]
Hartford Courant: State Taxes A Good Deal For Residents
January 3, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By JOACHIM HERO The Hartford Courant April 26, 2011 Income tax filing day has just passed, which generates the usual talk about how much we pay. We can expect tea party followers to hold rallies that focus on what they pay and how much they dislike paying it, instead of all […]
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