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February 22, 2024
State Rundown 2/22: Some Top-Heavy Tax Cut Proposals are Getting the Chop
With many state legislatures now in full swing with activity heating up, some tax cut proposals have lost steam…
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blog
February 20, 2024
The 'Low-Tax' Lie: States Hyped for Low Taxes Usually Only Low-Tax for the Rich
It’s hard to go a week without seeing a politician or a news article hype up a state as the place that everyone is moving to – or should move to – because of low taxes. However, there’s a big problem with these proclamations: they aren’t true.
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February 16, 2024
IRS Commissioner, New GAO Report Highlight Importance of Proper IRS Funding
A new GAO report and Commissioner Werfel’s testimony highlight the value and necessity of a well-funded and functioning IRS. Most families and businesses do their best to pay taxes accurately and on time. The nation benefits from a modern revenue agency that can make this process as easy and simple as possible and identify complex tax schemes that deprive the country of revenues.
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February 14, 2024
State Rundown 2/14: Our Love Language is Taxes
As many of you may know, we love taxes, along with the many great things they provide for our communities…
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February 8, 2024
State Rundown 2/8: Flowers, Chocolates, and Tax Cuts for the Wealthy?
While we were hoping to get progressive tax policy wins for Valentine’s Day, many state lawmakers have another idea in mind…
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report
February 6, 2024
Tax Policy to Reduce Racial Retirement Wealth Inequality
Historic and ongoing discrimination have created stark racial disparities in the US, and the racial retirement wealth gap is one such example.
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February 2, 2024
House SALT Proposal is Expensive, Unneeded, and Poorly Designed
The SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act passed by the House Rules Committee on February 1 is costly, decreasing tax revenue by about $8 billion in 2023.
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February 2, 2024
Impacts of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act
The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act passed by the House of Representatives on January 31 is a compromise between lawmakers who want… -
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February 1, 2024
State Rundown 2/1: Black History Month Begins as Tax Debates Heat Up Nationwide
This week the showdown between the Kansas legislature and governor continued as Gov. Kelly vetoed the legislature’s latest attempt to pass a flat personal income… -
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January 29, 2024
What Do We Mean By “The Rich” — and Does it Matter?
It doesn’t matter if someone with a family income of $800,000 per year thinks they aren’t rich because they can’t quit their jobs and retire to a luxury home on the beach in Malibu. They can call themselves what they want. The point is that they are richer than 99 percent of the population and can afford to pay more.
