Washington
Olympia Newswire: Tax Relief Without Budget Cuts?- New Report Details How WA Taxpayers Could Save Hundreds of Millions
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Trevor Griffey • on April 15, 2010 Washington state taxpayers are paying hundreds of millions more in taxes than they need to, according to a new study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and United for a Fair Economy. The report, “Leaving Money on the Table,” which was […]
The Seattle Times: Initiative 1077 would make state taxes fairer and create opportunity
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Bill Gates SrSpecial to The Times THIS year, a typical middle-class family in our state will pay more than 11 percent of its hard-earned income in state and local taxes. Poor families will pay at an even higher rate. Hundreds of thousands of small businesses, already struggling in the current […]
The Seattle Examiner: A fix to Washington’s broken revenue system
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) May 24, 7:42 PM · Russ Lehman – Seattle Public Policy Examiner Examiner 5/24/10 There’s a proposed state initiative out getting signatures right now striving to qualify for the fall ballot. The measure, I-1098, is intended to, as the sponsors say, “make our tax code more fair”. Bill Gates, Sr., the […]
The News Tribune: Ballot measure gives us chance to fix budget for good
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) KATIE BAIRD Last updated: August 15th, 2010 12:02 PM (PDT) Should we be upset that Congress has just promised Washington an extra $526 million? Not I nor, I think, will others whose kids go to our public schools, who use Medicaid for health insurance or have a parent in a nursing […]
The Olympian: Piecemeal tax approach doesn’t go far enough to fix system
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) THE OLYMPIAN Ten years ago Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Jr., headed an independent commission that recommended an income tax for Washington state. That study has rested on some shelf gathering dust for the last decade. Lawmakers have ignored it in the belief that an income tax […]
McClatchy Washington Bureau: One rich guy who wants to pay higher taxes: Bill Gates Sr.
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Brad Shannon | Tacoma News Tribune last updated: January 18, 2011 07:24:02 PM Bill Gates Sr., the retired lawyer and wealthy father of the Microsoft co-founder, thinks Washington state’s tax system is out of whack and needs repair. The poor pay too much tax, the rich pay too little, Gates says. […]
KEPR TV: WA Pays Highest Cell Phone Tax in Nation
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Chelsea Kopta Story Published: Jan 25, 2011 at 5:46 PM PST PASCO, Wash. — Perhaps nothing is certain in Washington State but taxes and complaining about taxes. Now there’s a new hike to gripe about: your cell phone. Cell phones are the tax man’s latest target. And if you didn’t […]
The Charleston Gazette: N.E. Editorial Roundup
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) November 30, 2009N.E. Editorial Roundup The Associated Press Rutland Herald, Rutland, Vt., Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009: The economic recovery is not occurring as quickly as previously hoped, according to the latest economic reports, which means that when legislators convene in January, the job before them will be daunting. Last week legislators […]
Richmond Times-Dispatch: States Taxing the Rich: A Very Bad or Good Idea
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) NEAL PEIRCE © WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUPPublished: September 20, 2009 WASHINGTON In a dramatic break from tax trends of recent decades, eight states have voted this year to push up the percentages of income that their wealthiest citizens must pay. Connecticut is the latest to take this step, following Delaware, Hawaii, […]
Rutland Herald: Tax inequities
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) The economic recovery is not occurring as quickly as previously hoped, according to the latest economic reports, which means that when legislators convene in January, the job before them will be daunting. Last week legislators acknowledged that state government faces an $88 million deficit in the coming budget cycle, even without […]
Salt Lake City Weekly: 9 Reasons the Rich Get Richer
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) A tax expert’s story on tax myths may not be sexy, but it could arouse you—and not in a good way. By David Cay Johnston Posted // April 13,2011 – For three decades, we have conducted a massive economic experiment, testing a theory known as supply-side economics. The theory goes like […]
Dallas Morning News: Report: Poor Texans shoulder heavy tax burden
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) 07:44 AM CST on Thursday, November 19, 2009 By ROBERT T. GARRETT / The Dallas Morning [email protected] AUSTIN – Texas’ low-income residents bear heavier tax burdens than their counterparts in all but four other states, a new study shows. The bottom fifth of Texas earners pay just over 12 percent of […]
Politifact: Paul Krugman says poorest 40 percent of Texans pay more in Texas than national average
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Paul Krugman on Monday, February 28th, 2011 in an op-ed column. Paul Krugman says poorest 40 percent of Texans pay more in Texas than national average New York Times columnist Paul Krugman sees Texas as a model for how things might be going wrong across the nation and in his latest […]
The Commercial Appeal: Report says Tennessee’s tax system among nation’s most regressive
January 8, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Richard Locker Originally published 11:28 a.m., November 18, 2009Updated 12:07 a.m., November 19, 2009 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee tax system is the fourth most regressive among the states, with lower-income families paying a higher portion of their income in state and local taxes than do more affluent households, according to […]
Chattanooga Times Free Press: Liberal group raps state tax regressivity
January 7, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By: Andy Sher Thursday, November 19, 2009 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee and Alabama tax systems are among the nation’s worst when it comes to favoring the rich over the poor and middle class, according to a study by a Washington-based research organization. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a liberalleaning […]
Argus Leader: A lose-lose situation
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Karen Kraut • April 25, 2010 Imagine this: Your state has the option of reducing its residents’ combined federal tax bills by hundreds of millions of dollars a year while at the same time substantially reducing state taxes for 80 percent of its residents, but it chooses not to do […]
The Times and Democrat: Taxation impact to be considered on all levels
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Monday, November 30, 2009 ISSUE: S.C. taxes OUR VIEW: Impact across the spectrum must be considered Talk of tax reform is an annual event ahead of the Legislature’s return in January. Gov. Mark Sanford has consistently called for lowering the income tax by increasing the tax on cigarettes. He will […]
Providence Business News: Op-Ed: Governor’s plan is irresponsible
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Guest Column: Jeff McLynch In recent remarks, first to a gathering of the nation’s mayors and then again before a collection of governors from across the country, President Barack Obama issued stern warnings to local officials about the use of the billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds they are […]
LPIB: Tanzi bill would close corporate tax loophole
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) STATE HOUSE – Rep. Teresa Tanzi is pushing for legislation that would close a loophole that large, multi-state and international corporations use to avoid paying state taxes. Representative Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South Kingstown, Narragansett) is sponsoring legislation (2011-H 5738) that would enact combined reporting. One of the tricks many multi-state […]
Narragansett Patch: Tanzi- Bill Proposed to Close Corporate Tax Loophole
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) Rep. Teresa Tanzi has proposed a bill that would close the state’s corporate tax loophole. June 2, 2011 STATE HOUSE – Rep. Teresa Tanzi is pushing for legislation that would close a loophole that large, multi-state and international corporations use to avoid paying state taxes. Representative Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South […]
Marietta Times: Tax cut delay hits 2009 returns
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) By Evan Bevins, [email protected] POSTED: December 19, 2009 Thursday’s approval of Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland’s plan to delay a tax cut will cost a majority of residents less than $70. For the 20 percent of taxpayers making more than $76,000, the difference will be in the three- or even four-digit […]
Reuters: Special Report: A Long Island tax cut backfires on the Tea Party
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) By Edith Honan and Kristina CookeMINEOLA, New York | Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:52pm EST (Reuters) – At his January 2010 inauguration, Tea Party-backed Republican Edward Mangano marched up to the podium, pen in hand. Even before being officially declared Nassau County Executive, he signed a repeal of an unpopular […]
Art Voice: All This for Just $40 a Month
January 7, 2013
(PDF of the Original Post) It’s a county election year, so prepare for a season of tax rants Next Tuesday, there will be a special election for mayor in normally orderly Rochester. The chief candidates are former three-term mayor Bill Johnson on the Working Families and Independence lines, and the Democratic organization’s man, Thomas Richards, […]
Sentinel Source: A new report tells an old tale about New Hampshire’s tax system
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) Published:Tuesday, December 1, 2009 2:34 PM EST We have some recommended reading for New Hampshire taxpayers pondering end-of-the-year property-tax bills. It’s a report called “Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States,” published by the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy. That’s a branch of Washington-based […]
Concord Monitor: Making unfairness official state policy
January 4, 2013
(PDF of Original Post) By Monitor staffCreated 02/14/2011 – 01:00Monitor editorial Republican Rep. Paul Mirski is leading a drive to amend the state Constitution to prohibit any new tax on personal income. House Speaker Bill O’Brien is on board, and, given the makeup of this Legislature, it’s easy to imagine that 60 percent of the […]
