Michigan
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. […]
The Lansing State Journal: Cutting earned income credit hits families
April 12, 2013
Apr. 12, 2013 12:45 PM Written by Gilda Jacobs is president and CEO of the Michigan League for Public Policy. Tax day is right around the corner — and if you are a hardworking family in a low-paying job, you may be in for a big surprise. That’s because in 2011 the Michigan Legislature slashed […]
The News-Herald: Senate Democrats blame GOP for increases in state income taxes
April 4, 2013
(Original Post) Published: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 “Governor Snyder and the Republican-led legislature have given away more than $1.8 billion in tax breaks for big businesses at the expense of hardworking individuals, which is a burden that is simply too much for most families to bear,” he said. “I’ve spoken with countless families around the […]
Toledo Blade: A fairer tax system
April 2, 2013
(Original Post) Published: 3/30/2013 Gov. John Kasich’s proposed changes to Ohio’s tax system, which include broadening the sales tax base and slashing income and business taxes, would reward Ohio’s wealthy but do little for poor and working-class families. Even if Mr. Kasich doesn’t get everything he wants in the next two-year budget, the tax plan […]
Kalamazoo Gazette: Michigan tax increases hitting more Kalamazoo-area families this April
March 26, 2013
(Original Post) By Yvonne Zipp | [email protected] on March 25, 2013 at 5:10 PM, updated March 26, 2013 at 8:57 AM KALAMAZOO, MI – As Kalamazoo-area residents fill out their Michigan income tax returns ahead of the April 15 filing deadline, many are getting an unwelcome surprise: The amount they owe has gone up. A […]
Reuters: Road funds on empty; more states weigh gasoline tax hikes
March 14, 2013
(Original Post) By Nanette Byrnes Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:50am EDT (Reuters) – Tight state budgets and jammed roadways this year are prompting some state governments to make one of the most politically unpopular moves imaginable: raising gasoline taxes. Because they hit everyone, gas taxes are widely disliked and rarely increased. But after decades of […]
South Bend Tribune: Better to pass on this tax cut
January 30, 2013
(Original Post) January 16, 2013 Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is pressing on with his campaign pledge to lower the state’s flat income tax rate from 3.4 percent to 3.06 percent. Saving taxpayers money and carrying through on promises are laudable goals. Yet cutting this tax seems wrong. First of all, the state and local tax […]
USA Today: Time to tweak gas taxes? States weigh options
January 25, 2013
(Original Post) Larry Copeland, USA TODAY7:47a.m. EST January 25, 2013 A great tax debate is breaking out in state capitals from Vermont to Texas: How do we maintain and expand our vital-but-aging networks of roads, bridges and urban transit systems? For nearly a century, the nation has funded projects primarily with revenue from gasoline taxes. […]
Michigan League for Human Services: The Michigan EITC and Taxes Paid by Working Families
January 14, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Even with a state EITC, low-income families pay more of their income in state and local taxes than the state’s wealthiest families. Read the Full Report (PDF)
Michigan League for Human Services: All Pain, No Gain
January 14, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Michigan has a regressive tax system, meaning that lower-income people pay a bigger share of their income in state and local taxes than higher-income people. Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan would make it even more regressive, according to an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington D.C.-based nonpartisan think tank. In fact, […]
The Charleston Gazette: N.E. Editorial Roundup
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) November 30, 2009N.E. Editorial Roundup The Associated Press Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vt., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009: The economic recovery is not occurring as quickly as previously hoped, according to the latest economic reports, which means that when legislators convene in January, the job before them will be daunting. Last week legislators […]
Rutland Herald: Tax inequities
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) The economic recovery is not occurring as quickly as previously hoped, according to the latest economic reports, which means that when legislators convene in January, the job before them will be daunting. Last week legislators acknowledged that state government faces an $88 million deficit in the coming budget cycle, even without […]
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 […]
The Detroit News: Make Michigan’s property tax system simpler
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Wednesday, September 3, 2008 CommentaryCarl Davis Michigan property taxes are behaving a bit strangely. Despite home values falling in many parts of the state, property tax bills are actually increasing. Although this bizarre occurrence is understandably frustrating to many Michiganians, the truth is that this is an essential component of the […]
The Grand Rapids Press: New report shows Michigan tax system unfair, but reactions continue along partisan lines
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Jeff Cranson | The Grand Rapids PressNovember 19, 2009, 9:36PM Without exception, every business advocacy organization, special interest group and partisan of any stripe screams these days for some sort of change in Michigan’s governmental structure. Now comes another report telling us what anyone paying attention has known for years: […]
Detroit Free Press: More support for a graduated income tax
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) November 20, 2009 EDITORIAL There’s a lot of talk in Michigan these days about taxes. Whether they’re too high or too low, whether they’re structured properly for the economy we have, whether they are a hindrance to or a nonissue for economic development. The Free Press editorial board outlined http://www.freep.com/article/20091115/OPINION01/91114005/1069/opinion01/Why-Michigan-needs-to-change-its-taxes”> in […]
On Politix: Gov: Mich must focus on ‘we,’ not ‘me’
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Associated PressUpdated: Mar 9, 2011 12:45 PM Michigan citizens need to think about what’s best for everyone rather than just themselves if the state is to reinvent itself, Gov. Rick Snyder told the Michigan Association of Broadcasters on Wednesday. The Republican governor defended his nearly $2 billion in business tax cuts […]
Grand Rapids Press: Family advocacy group says Gov. Snyder’s tax plan hits low-income households 10 times harder
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Published: Tuesday, March 08, 2011, 3:07 PM Updated: Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 1:07 AMBy Monica Scott | The Grand Rapids Press The Michigan League for Human Services says a new analysis of Gov. Snyder’s proposed tax plan shows that low-income families would see a far bigger impact from income tax increases […]
Michigan Messenger: Snyder Budget Shifts Tax Burden to Poor
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Ed Brayton | 03.09.11 | 7:21 am A new study highlighted by the Michigan League for Human Services concludes that Gov. Snyder’s budget proposals, despite dropping the state income tax rate from 4.35 to 4.25 percent, will increase the tax burden on the poorest Michigan residents more than the wealthy. […]
Forbes: How The Wealthy Plan to Finance The American Aristocracy With Middle Class Dollars
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Mar. 11 2011 – 4:57 pm The quest for influence, power and control at all levels of government has long played out through large political contributions and the big bucks paid to lobbyists to accomplish special interest objectives. And while the game has often been ‘rigged’ to benefit the wealthy in […]
FireDogLake: Michigan Becomes Latest State With Worker-Led Uprising
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By: David Dayen Wednesday March 16, 2011 11:36 am The team at MichaelMoore.com is streaming live video all day long from protests in Lansing, the latest site to see a backlash to Republican-led efforts to weaken the rights of workers. Moore says that over 6,000 protesters occupied the Rotunda in the […]
Daily Tribune: Snyder Tax Plan Hurts Poor
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Published: Thursday, March 10, 2011 By Jerry Wolffe For the Daily Tribune Low-income families would see 10 times greater impact than the wealthy An analysis of Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed tax plan shows low-income families will see 10 times greater impact from income tax increases than wealthy families, according to the […]
Post-Star (NY): Commentary: Anti-tax Governors just getting started
December 21, 2012
Original Post By Matthew Gardner, Executive Director Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy July 28, 2011 Twelve new governors who ran on anti-tax platforms have now signed their first fiscal year budgets. All of them will tell you they were elected with a mandate to get their state’s fiscal house in order, rein in government […]
La Crosse Tribune: Matthew Gardner: Anti-tax govs just getting started
December 21, 2012
Original Post July 31, 2011 COMMENTARY Twelve new governors who ran on anti-tax platforms have now signed their first fiscal year budgets. All of them will tell you they were elected with a mandate to get their state’s fiscal house in order, rein in government spending and cut taxes. Some of them will even tell […]
Huffington Post: Poverty Is Rising, But State Tax Systems Burden The Poor, While Rich Get Off Easy
December 21, 2012
Original Post September 27, 2011 by Tyler Kingkade WASHINGTON — Newly released U.S. Census data reveal that poverty levels have skyrocketed, but in most states, the tax systems disproportionally burden the poor. Most states also impose tax structures similar to what current Republican presidential candidates are advocating, and experts warn these should serve as cautionary […]
