Louisiana
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media mention February 1, 2013 The Town Talk: Louisiana’s tax code and proposal draw warning
Written by Mike Hasten Gannett Louisiana BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s current tax structure is unfair to low- and middle-income families, a study examining tax structures says, and the tax revision… -
media mention January 31, 2013 The Daily World: Study claims state tax structure unfair
Jan 31, 2013 Written by Mike Hasten BATON ROUGE — Like many states, Louisiana’s current tax structure is unfair to low- and middle-income families, a study examining tax structures released… -
media mention January 31, 2013 The Advocate: Low-income taxpayers pay larger share in La.
(Original Post) Capitol news bureau January 31, 2013 Louisiana’s tax system takes a much-larger share from middle-and-low income residents than the wealthy just like most states, according to a national… -
media mention January 31, 2013 The Lens: Louisiana’s poor pay higher tax rate than the rich
(Original Report) By Tyler Bridges, Staff writerJanuary 30th, 2013 The poor in Louisiana pay twice as much of their income in state and local taxes as do the rich, a… -
media mention January 30, 2013 The Town Talk: Tax expert warns that Jindal’s tax plan will hurt lower-income earners
Jan. 30, 2013 4:27 PM, | Written by MIKE HASTEN Gannett Louisiana BATON ROUGE – Like many states, Louisiana has a tax structure that is unfair to low- and middle-income… -
media mention January 30, 2013 Gambit: La.’s poorest pay more than 10% of income in state, local taxes
(Original Report) Posted by Charles Maldonado on Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 4:31 PM A national survey of state and local tax codes by Washington think tank the Institute on… -
media mention January 30, 2013 WBRZ: Jindal calls for elimination of La. income, corp. taxes
(Original Post) Posted: Jan 10, 2013 2:57 PM by Russell JonesUpdated: Jan 10, 2013 2:57 PM BATON ROUGE – Gov. Bobby Jindal called today for the elimination of all state… -
media mention January 28, 2013 New York Times: Makers, Takers, Fakers
(Original Post) By PAUL KRUGMANPublished: January 27, 2013 Republicans have a problem. For years they could shout down any attempt to point out the extent to which their policies favored… -
media mention January 23, 2013 MSNBC: Jindal eyes end to state hospice care
By Steve Benen – Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:01 AM EST Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) recently unveiled an ambitious new approach to tax policy, in which his state would… -
media mention January 22, 2013 All Gov: Louisiana Gov. Jindal Proposes Raising Taxes for 80% of State’s Citizens
(Original Post) Sunday, January 20, 2013 A proposal backed by Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-Louisiana) to abolish the state income tax on individuals and on corporations would amount to a tax… -
media mention January 22, 2013 The Advocate: Tax plan needs more details
(Original Post) by mark ballard Capitol news bureau January 20, 2013 Gov. Bobby Jindal is right about his theory that eliminating corporate and personal income taxes could spur business growth.… -
media mention January 18, 2013 Bloomberg: New Orleans Mayor Says Congress Should Back Obama, NRA on Police
By Jonathan D. Salant on January 18, 2013 Congress should seize on a rare area of agreement between President Barack Obama and the National Rifle Association in the gun-violence debate… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Blog of the Century: Republican Governors Promise Tax Cuts for “Job Creators” Financed by Higher Taxes on the Poor
(Original Post) Blog Post by: Benjamin Landy, on January 16, 2013 In the days and weeks after Mitt Romney’s electoral defeat, there was what seemed like an endless stream of… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Think Progress: Louisiana GOP Governor Suggests Eliminating Corporate Tax, Paid For By Taxing The Poor
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 11, 2013 at 11:45 am Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) wants to eliminate both his state’s income tax and its corporate income tax,… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Think Progress: Louisiana Governor’s New Plan Would Raise Taxes On Bottom 80 Percent Of Residents
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 15, 2013 at 3:10 pm Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) recently rolled out a plan to replace his state’s personal income and corporate… -
ITEP Work in Action January 15, 2013 Agenda for Children: Building a Better Tax Cut: Alternative to SB87 Would Cut Taxes for Twice as Many Louisianans – at Half the Cost
On Wednesday, May 14, 2008, the House Ways and Means Committee approved SB 87, a measure originally sponsored by Senator Buddy Shaw and now backed by Governor Bobby Jindal. The… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Louisiana Budget Project: Eliminating State Income Tax: Good for Whom?
Several bills introduced in the current regular legislative session would eliminate Louisiana’s state income tax, without mandating any replacement revenues. Adoption of any of these measures would be detrimental to… -
ITEP Work in Action January 14, 2013 Louisiana Budget Project: Louisiana at the Crossroads- Responsible Responses to Louisiana’s Fiscal Crisis
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report January 11, 2013 Proposal to Eliminate Income Taxes Amounts to a Tax Increase on Bottom 80 Percent of Louisianans
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said that he supports the elimination of the state’s personal and corporate income taxes. In fiscal year 2012, Louisiana collected nearly $3 billion in revenues from its personal and corporate income taxes.
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media mention January 4, 2013 The Times-Picayune: Louisiana deficit demands new look at taxes
(PDF of Original Post) By Contributing Op-Ed columnist November 26, 2009, 3:00AM Over the next two years Louisiana likely will fall almost $2 billion short of what it will take… -
media mention January 4, 2013 Tri-Parish Times: Will Jindal go for more sin taxes?
(PDF of Original Post) By TOM ASWELL During the 1988 presidential race, Vice President George H.W. Bush proclaimed, “Read my lips: no new taxes!” That famous line helped him defeat… -
media mention December 21, 2012 Daily World (LA): Analyst says tax holiday not prudent
August 5, 2011 BATON ROUGE — State officials say the sales tax holiday today and Saturday only costs the state $3.7 million, but the director of the Louisiana Budget Project… -
media mention December 20, 2012 The Daily Advertiser: Tax reform tops Jindal’s ’13 agenda
BATON ROUGE — Gov. Bobby Jindal has picked tax reform as his top issue for the 2013 legislative session. But the form the reform will take is still being formulated.… -
media mention December 19, 2012 Baton Rouge Business Report: Corporate profits often escape state income taxe
(Original Post) Many large U.S. corporations paid little or no state income taxes from 2008 to 2010, according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.… -
ITEP Work in Action December 17, 2012 Louisiana Budget Project: Louisiana’s Earned Income Tax Credit: A Smart Investment in Working Families and Children
“With poverty on the rise in Louisiana, especially among children, policymakers should expand the state’s version of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)—a tried-and-true tax benefit for families that work,…