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Maine’s Anti-Growth Ballot Measures
Higher tax and regulatory burdens will make Maine less competitive for jobs and businesses in its region and the nation at large, and would erase years of progress in making Maine more competitive.
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Businesses Don’t Pay Taxes – People Do
When government taxes a business, there is nothing that business can do but pass that tax burden on to individuals, in one form or another. Hardworking individual taxpayers pay the true burden of business taxes.
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An Outbreak of Fiscal Responsibility in the States
For the second edition of its annual State of the States report, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Center for State Fiscal Reform reviewed each State of the State address given by an executive this legislative session.
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Speaker Ryan, Chairman Brady Propose Pro-Growth Tax Reform for Congress
Fundamental tax reform has eluded Congress since the Reagan administration, but that is not stopping some members from proposing sweeping relief for our overburdened economy. As part of his “A…
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Even Governor Jerry Brown Admits Income Taxes Destabilize State Budget
For many years, Rich States, Poor States, Tax Myths Debunked and other ALEC publications have warned against over-reliance on state level income taxes...
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Philadelphia Embraces Discriminatory Taxation
"This is not the narrative that had been told to the public."
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Rich States, Poor States: Tracking Nine Years of State Domestic Inversions
The trend of international corporate inversions is the most recent high-profile indicator that taxes matter for economic development and job creation, but that signal is hardly the first to do so.
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Drop in ALEC Ranking Due to Spending, Not Tax Cuts
In the recently released ninth-annual “Rich States, Poor States” report, many states saw their rankings move considerably. Among them was Kansas, which fell from its 2015 economic…
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Why The Left And Others Fear Fundamental State Tax Reform
The 2016 election cycle is in full swing, and so is the campaign to scare citizens and policymakers away from honest examination of tax reform ideas across the states. According…
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Cutting Cronyism and Taxes are a Maine Source of Opportunity
Sad news struck Maine’s once-thriving paper industry recently. Only months after Verso Corp. was forced to file for bankruptcy, Madison Paper Mill reported that…
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Trend of Tax Cuts in 2015 Show a National Appetite for Tax Reform
Seventeen states substantially cut taxes during their 2015 legislative sessions, and their taxpayers are enjoying the benefits.
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When It Comes To Kansas, What’s The Matter With Leftists?
On Friday, New York Magazine author Eric Levitz published a Left wing rant highly critical of tax reforms Kansas implemented in 2012.
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Keeping State Governments Open and Accountable to Taxpayers
“We might hope to see the finances of the Union as clear and intelligible as a merchant’s books, so that every member of Congress and every man of any mind…
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A Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
It only took 18 painstaking years, but the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA) is close to becoming a permanent reality. By an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 75-20, the U.S. Senate…
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State of the State: Hawaii
Governor Ige is right to focus on enhancing Hawaii’s ability to compete in the global economy. However, these new initiatives fail to address the root problem—Hawaii’s uncompetitive business climate.
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The Worst Tax Policy Idea of 2015
Our nomination for the worst tax policy idea of 2015 goes to Alaska Governor Bill Walker for his proposal to reestablish the state’s personal income tax. This proposal would turn back the clock 35 years on economic development in the state and would cause significant harm to Alaska’s economic outlook. Alaska faces a $3.5 billion budget gap due to declining oil prices and years of overspending. While there may be tough choices ahead to put Alaska on the path back to balanced budgets and a healthy economy, a personal income tax will only add to the fiscal challenges for Alaska’s hardworking taxpayers.
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Jonathan Williams Talks Charitable Giving vs. Tax Scrooges with Heartland
Jonathan Williams, ALEC Vice President of the Center for State Fiscal Reform, got into the Christmas spirit of giving through a conversation about the ALEC report on how tax policy affects charitable giving with Jesse Hathaway, Managing…
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Stopping Discriminatory Taxation of Internet Access
While the gridlock in Washington, D.C. continues to frustrate many Americans, federal policymakers have a golden opportunity to send hardworking American taxpayers an important victory during this holiday season. Congress…