How the ‘Fair Share Tax’ will restore fairness to our tax system
Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on April 24, 2019 Pennsylvania politics remains divided. One side, composed of mostly...
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A Fair Share Tax Plan for Pennsylvania — 2019 Update
Read the full proposal here. This paper puts forward the Fair Share Tax plan, a major step toward fixing Pennsylvania’s...
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PA’s Tax Structure Worsens Income Inequality, the Racial Wealth Gap and Contributes to our Revenue Inadequacy
State tax systems across the United States vary tremendously in their structure, resulting in varied impacts on income inequality,...
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Special Interest Tax Break Will Cost $100 Million, Make Tax System Less Fair
Tom Wolf called on the governor and state Legislature today to reject a special interest tax break that will...
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Expanding the Sales Tax in an Equitable Way
As the political leaders considers increases in the sales tax, we call on them to expand the base of...
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BRIEF: Rethinking Philadelphia Taxes to Fund Education
Last year, Mayor Jim Kenney boldly called for the School Reform Commission (SRC) to be disbanded and for control...
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Something Borrowed: Governor Wolf’s Revenue Ideas
Governor Wolf’s proposed state budget addresses the Commonwealth’s structural deficit and raises the money needed to strategically invest in...
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PA Leaves Money on the Table by Not Enacting a Natural Gas Severance Tax
Responding to overwhelming public support for enacting a severance tax on natural gas production, Governor Wolf and several members...
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PA’s Tax System Grows More Unfair: Low-Income Pay Price
Pennsylvania often falls near the bottom of state rankings—for instance, 47th in job growth and 48th in funding for...
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NY Gov Proposes Property Tax ‘Circuit Breaker’—Will PA Follow?
This week, New York governor Andrew Cuomo proposed a $1.66 billion property tax “circuit breaker” as part of his...
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Cutting Corporate Taxes Won’t Spur Economic Growth
Flying in the face of the often heard rhetoric that tax cuts are the cure for all ills, a...
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Educational Tax Credits: Increasing Public Funding of Private Schools at the Expense of Public Schools
In the last few days of the legislative session, state lawmakers are fast-tracking a bill that would expand and...
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