Alabama
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ITEP Work in Action January 16, 2015 Arise Citizens’ Policy Project: Study on Alabama’s tax system: The less you make, the bigger share you pay
Low- and middle-income Alabamians pay more than twice as much in taxes as a share of their income compared to the state’s wealthiest residents, according to a study released Wednesday… -
media mention January 16, 2015 The Birmingham News: Alabama taxes poor more heavily than rich, study finds
“Poor Alabamians continue to pay a larger share of their income in state and local taxes than upper-income earners, but the state no longer is among the “Terrible Ten,” according… -
media mention June 19, 2014 The Times Daily: The Solution to Prison Woes Lies in the Tax Code
A study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy of state taxes found that the share of state and local taxes paid by Alabamians based on income is considerably higher for those earning in the lowest 20 percent (10.2 percent) and the second lowest 20 percent (10.4 percent). By comparison, the top 1 percent of income earners paid only 3.8 percent of their income in state and local taxes.
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media mention June 13, 2014 Times Daily: The root of the problem is in code
Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014 10:00 pm Additional money will be needed to solve the prison problems. Other state services have suffered budget cuts, as well, because not enough tax… -
media mention November 6, 2013 Montgomery Advertiser: While we wait, cost of immigration reform rises
Nov. 5, 2013 5:26 PM There are few states in the nation with as big a stake in immigration reform as Alabama. Immigrants make up a growing percent of… -
media mention July 31, 2013 The Birmingham News: Don’t sell short the contributions, in culture and in taxes, that immigrants make in the U.S., Alabama
(Original Post) By Joey Kennedy on July 29, 2013 at 9:39 AM, updated July 29, 2013 at 11:54 AM Comprehensive immigration reform appears bogged down in the U.S. House. Imagine… -
media mention July 8, 2013 Gulf Coast News Today: We are conservative, Republican, religious
Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse A recent survey rated Alabama as the most conservative state in the Union. More than half of our residents describe themselves as politically conservative.… -
media mention June 18, 2013 The Birmingham News: The tax you pay for what you use every day
(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… -
media mention May 10, 2013 Alabama 13: Taxing the Dinner Table
Posted: May 09, 2013 6:25 PM EDT Updated: May 09, 2013 11:10 PM EDT By Jon Paepcke BIRMINGHAM, AL – With every bar code swipe, the numbers add up in… -
media mention February 4, 2013 Anniston (AL) Star: Alabama makes the ‘Terrible Ten’ because we are not fair Read more: Anniston Star – Alabama makes the ‘Terrible Ten’ because we are not fair
by The Anniston Star Editorial Board Feb 04, 2013 A nonpartisan research organization in Washington, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, says Alabama’s system of taxation was placed on… -
media mention January 31, 2013 Birmingham Business Journal: Alabama tax system lands in ‘terrible 10’
(Original Post) Jan 31, 2013, 2:21pm CST Staff Birmingham Business Journal Alabama has one of the nation’s 10 most regressive tax systems, according to a new report from the Institute… -
media mention January 30, 2013 Montgomery Advertiser: Alabama’s tax system among most regressive in nation, says report
State not alone: ‘Virtually every state’s tax system is fundamentally unfair’ Written by Brian Lyman Jan. 30, 2013 11:17 AM, | Alabama’s tax system ranks as one of the ten… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Alabama Arise: The 2009 Tax Fairness Amendment: Answers to Some Common Questions
Answers to some frequently asked questions about the 2009 Tax Fairness Amendment. Read the Full Report (PDF) -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Alabama Arise: The State of Working Alabama 2009
For many Alabamians, a decade of relative economic prosperity has been a decade of lost potential, bringing little in the way of increased earnings or economic stability. Now, with the… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Montgomery Advertiser: James Evans: System perpetuates poverty
(PDF of Original Post) There is a constant refrain in the faith tradition shared by Jews and Christians. It begins with the Law of Moses, flows through the prophets, and… -
media mention December 21, 2012 The Birmingham News: Our View: Most Alabamians don’t get to celebrate having the nation’s lowest state and local taxes
(PDF of Original Post) By Birmingham News editorial boardNovember 08, 2009, 6:00AM Imagine that Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide wins the national championship this year, but only the special-team players… -
media mention December 21, 2012 The Birmingham News: Our View: The time is right for the Legislature to grant sales tax relief to Alabama families struggling to make ends meet
(PDF of Original Post) By Birmingham News editorial boardFebruary 10, 2010, 5:30AM When the nation’s economy catches a cold, Alabama gets pneumonia, the saying goes. And when the nation’s economy… -
media mention December 21, 2012 The Birmingham News: Our View: Lawmakers should make Alabama’s tax system more fair and do away with the 4 percent state sales tax on food
(PDF of Original Post) By Birmingham News editorial board March 31, 2010, 5:45AM How does two weeks’ worth of free groceries sound? That’s what the great majority of Alabamians stand… -
media mention December 21, 2012 The Birmingham News: Our View: The state House of Representatives should approve a bill ending the state’s 4 percent sales tax on groceries and nonprescription drugs
(PDF of Original Post) By Birmingham News editorial board April 08, 2010, 5:45AM When the Alabama House of Representatives debates a bill today that would remove the state sales tax… -
media mention December 21, 2012 The Birmingham News: Our View: The nation’s lowest-tax state reaps the nation’s highest amount from its poorest taxpayers
(PDF of Original Post) Alabama stands atop two national rankings. Auburn fans should be upset. But so should fans of the Crimson Tide. Obviously, we’re not talking BCS and AP… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Montgomery Advertiser: Editorial: Are state’s taxes low? Not for all
(PDF of Original Post) August 15, 2010 Which statement is true? 1. Compared to the rest of the nation, Alabamians pay a low rate of state and local taxes. 2.… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Birmingham News: OUR VIEW: It’s awful that Birmingham is tied for the highest sales tax rate in the nation among cities with more than 200,000 people
(PDF of Original Post) Published: Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 5:45 AM By Birmingham News editorial board If it’s possible to be No. 1 with a bullet, Birmingham is. It sits… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Ledger-Enquirer: Lobby for the poor won’t make any politician richer
(PDF of Original Post) Alabamians are being inundated, and almost certainly disgusted, by the tawdry details of a federal trial involving big money that lobbyists for gambling interests allegedly paid… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Anniston (AL) Star: Alabama’s poverty problem: Economy will strengthen if poverty is addressed
Op-ed by Kimble Forrister October 7, 2011 “Anytime we create more jobs, we get more people off the unemployment rolls and out of poverty,” state Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, said… -
media mention December 17, 2012 Montgomery Advertiser: Rally calls for end to state tax on groceries
by Brian Lynn March 15, 2012 Speakers at a State House rally Thursday said repealing the state’s sales tax on groceries and a federal income tax deduction would create tax…