January 16, 2015

The Scranton Times-Tribune: State tax policy averts fairness

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“As legislative leaders in Harrisburg refuse to implement a tax on Marcellus Shale gas extraction and to close tax loopholes for wealthy interests, a new study reveals the consequences of such policy.

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan think tank, has conducted an analysis of all 50 states and found that Pennsylvania’s taxation policy is the sixth-most regressive. That means the tax burden on poor residents, as a percentage of their incomes, is far higher than it is on wealthier residents.”

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