Washington
WYSO: In Ohio, Poor People Pay More Of Their Incomes In Taxes Than Rich People
January 16, 2015
“A national report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy ranks Ohio 18th in the country for most imbalanced tax systems. In a “regressive” tax system, low- and middle-income people pay a larger balance of their incomes in state and local taxes than high earners. The study finds very few states with “progressive” tax […]
The Stranger: National Study Confirms: “Washington State Has, by Far, the US’s Most Regressive State Tax System.”
January 16, 2015
A new national study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy confirms that Washington State’s “morally bankrupt” tax system remains the worst in the nation when it comes to unfairly taxing the poor. “Washington state has, by far, the US’s most regressive state tax system, taxing the poorest residents at 16.8 percent while taxing […]
Times of Trenton: Hits and Misses
January 16, 2015
“The poorest 20 percent of New Jersey households pay 10.7 percent of their income in state taxes while the richest 1 percent pay 7.1 percent according to the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.” Read more
CNN Money: States where taxes hit the poor hardest
January 16, 2015
“Residents who make the least amount of money pay about 17% of their income in state and local taxes, according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Meanwhile, Washington’s highest earners cough up just 2.4% of their income for such taxes. The high tax rate on the poor, coupled with […]
The Washington Post: Best state: Delaware, for tax fairness
January 16, 2015
“Every state tax system soaks the poor proportionally more than it does the rich, according to a report released Wednesday by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). On average, the report found, the bottom 20 percent of earners give up about twice as large a share of their incomes in state and local […]
Crosscut: Washington taxes: We’re No. 1 (in abusing the poor)
January 16, 2015
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a new study today showing that Washington State’s tax system weighs heaviest on the poor. The non-profit Washington State Budget & Policy Center broke down the ITEP’s report, saying, “Washington state has, by far, the U.S.’s most regressive state tax system, taxing the poorest residents at 16.8 […]
Business Record: Low- to middle-income families shoulder greater tax burdens than wealthy ones
January 15, 2015
“The latest “Who Pays” report by the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that the effect of sales taxes and property taxes on lower-income households tilts Iowa’s overall tax system so the poorest pay the highest percentage in taxes. “Iowa lawmakers for years have compounded inequities in Iowa’s overall tax system with their […]
Time: You’ll Never Guess Which State Has the Nation’s Most Unfair Taxes
January 15, 2015
“When you think of states that hurt the poor and benefit the rich, ultra-progressive Washington state probably doesn’t spring to mind. And yet, according to a new analysis, Washington’s tax system is the most regressive in the nation, placing a disproportionate burden on those with the lowest incomes. The study, published by the nonpartisan Institute […]
Yahoo Finance: These taxes get little attention — but hurt ordinary people the most
January 15, 2015
“Flip on cable news, and it’s a pretty safe bet some pundit will be howling about taxes assessed by Uncle Sam. But taxes at the state and local level—which get a lot less attention—are the ones causing the most pain for millions of Americans. A new study by the nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic […]
The Daily Astorian: Tax tale of two states: Oregon mostly gets it right
January 15, 2015
“New study re-emphasizes a longstanding reality: Oregonians have it much better than they imagine when it comes to taxes, while Washington residents ought to be rebelling Oregon mostly gets it right Although you’d never guess based on the complaining, Oregon lawmakers and voters have done quite a good job of designing a tax system that […]
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Washington tax structure is most regressive in US, study says
January 15, 2015
“Washington frequently basks in “Top Ten” lists of America’s most livable cities, retirement havens or best places to do business. But the Evergreen State ranks rock-bottom in a new “Terrible Ten” list of states with the nation’s most regressive tax system. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the state taxes its poorest […]
The Washington Post: How government helps the 1 percent
January 15, 2015
“It is thus a public service that the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has issued a report showing that, at the state and local level, government is indeed engaged in redistribution — but it’s redistribution from the poor and the middle class to the wealthy. The institute found that in 2015 the poorest […]
Washington Post: How state tax systems unfairly burden low-income earners
January 14, 2015
“State taxes favor those with the highest incomes. That’s according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report, which finds that on average the bottom fifth of earners pay proportionally twice as much of their incomes in state and local taxes as the top 1 percent. Such systems that are […]
The New York Times: Study Finds Local Taxes Hit Lower Wage Earners Harder
January 14, 2015
“When it comes to the taxes closest to home, the less you earn, the harder you’re hit. That is the conclusion of an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that evaluates the local tax burden in every state, from Washington, labeled the most regressive, to Delaware, ranked as the fairest of them […]
Yakima Herald-Republic: Tax System Unlikely to See Overhaul This Year
January 12, 2015
Further, due to reliance on a relatively high sales tax, Washington has ranked as the most regressive state tax system in the nation, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for progressive tax policies. The poorest 20 percent of state residents pay nearly 17 percent of […]
The Wall Street Journal: In Low Gasoline Prices, an Opening Emerges for Higher Taxes
January 9, 2015
“There aren’t many products where every time you go for a drive you see the price thrown at you a dozen times before you get to your destination,” said Carl Davis, a senior policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit research group in Washington. “Gasoline is something people buy frequently. […]
Washington Post: The Gas Tax Has Been Fixed at 18 Cents for Two Decades
December 3, 2014
Meanwhile, the federal gas tax is less and less able to cover the cost of all this. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the gas tax has lost “28 percent of its value since 1997” as costs of highway construction and repair have grown, and as vehicle fuel efficiency has increased. Read more
The Arizona Republic: Obama’s Action Should Increase Tax Collections
November 24, 2014
Both Arizona’s Department of Revenue and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee said they have not estimated the tax and revenue impact of Obama’s executive action. However, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington-based think tank, estimated last year that undocumented immigrants currently pay about $10.6 billion a year in state and local taxes […]
Memphis Daily News: Why Are Tennesseans so Afraid of an Income Tax?
November 3, 2014
Six of the nine state states without a state income tax – Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Washington, Alaska and Nevada – have had higher than average annual unemployment rates over the last decade, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Five of the nine – Tennessee, Florida, New Hampshire, Alaska and Nevada – are […]
Oregon Center for Public Policy: Move Across State Lines for $40 a Month?
October 7, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
Say that you’re the sole breadwinner for your family and you earn $100,000 a year in Oregon. Would you pack your belongings and move your family north to Washington for a $40 monthly raise? It’s hard to imagine. That is why any Oregon business worried that it might lose employees to firms in Washington […]
Washington Post: Kansas’s Midterm Election Are a Referendum on Supply-Side Economics
September 30, 2014
By Max Ehrenfraud Brownback has signed major tax breaks into law, reduced state spending and arguably made it harder for people in poverty to receive welfare. He called his initiatives “a real live experiment” in red-state governance, a choice of words he now says he regrets. “I don’t consider this an experiment,” he told The Post recently. “This is […]
The Tampa Bay Times: How the Greenlight Pinellas Transit Plan Would ffect your wallet
September 22, 2014
With a regressive tax, “the people who do the best are the very best off,” said Matt Gardner, executive director of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington. “It’s pretty clear that low income families are going to see a tax hike under this,” he said. “The real question is which […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer: As Wealth Shifts, States Struggle to Tax Rich, Poor
September 17, 2014
The growing concentration of income among the richest Americans has made it tougher for states to fund their budgets, because of the way most states fund public services, writes Gabriel J. Petek, San Francisco-based primary credit analyst for Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. Separately, WalletHub, a Washington-based consumer credit data service owned by ex-Capital One […]
Beaver County Times: Taxes May Be Biggest Burden Facing Aliquippa
August 28, 2014
By Tom Davidson, The city still bustles with traffic now and then, although most of it’s just passing through town. On Thursday afternoon, Mayor Dwan Walker and City Manager Sam Gill took a drive through Aliquippa, starting at what they call the east end corridor between the Ohio River and Route 51 where the Jones […]
Akron Beacon Journal: After a decade of tax cuts in Ohio
August 25, 2014
“Zach Schiller of Policy Matters Ohio has assessed the broad impact of the changes, with the help of the Institute of Taxation and Economic Policy, a research group in Washington. In a report released this week, he found that as a result, the state has experienced a net decrease in revenue of $3 billion a […]
