By David Cay Johnston, excerpted from Reuters: Everyone seems to know that about half of Americans paid no income taxes in 2009 and that the top 1 percent paid about 37 percent of the income taxes. But how many people know that households making less than $75,000 collectively paid more federal income tax than those [...]
Bass ackwards: How America’s tax code hurts the middle class and coddles millionaires
November 30, 2011 By 1 Comment
How to modernize Washington’s tax code and rebuild our local economy
October 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
Washington legislators will convene a special session this fall to respond to a $1.4 billion drop in the state’s expected revenue for 2011-13, brought on by high unemployment and the lingering recession. State lawmakers have already slashed billions of dollars from the state operating budget since 2008, crippling individuals, schools, and communities in every part of [...]
National unity requires equality of opportunity
September 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Reprinted from The Everett Herald It isn’t any surprise that people are pessimistic and negative right now. If we have jobs, we are worried about keeping them. If we don’t, we are worried about making ends meet, especially as unemployment insurance has run out for tens of thousands of jobless workers in our state. We [...]
Tax Flight Is a Myth: Higher State Taxes Bring More Revenue, Not More Migration
August 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Attacks on sorely-needed increases in state tax revenues often include the unproven claim that tax hikes will drive large numbers of households — particularly the most affluent — to other states. The same claim also is used to justify new tax cuts. Compelling evidence shows that this [...]
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