From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): PA’s Choice latest “budget stories” video is now online., The video focuses on the importance of adequately funding the protection of our air & water, specifically funding for the state Department of … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Earlier this month, Republican leaders in the state House of Representatives muscled through their own version of a budget for next year that makes across-the-board cuts, with particularly deep reductions in childcare … Continued
From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/): Every year around Tax Day, ITEP updates some of its key reports to help put the nation’s tax system in proper context. This year, as people around the country march to … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/11/trump-administration-considering-back-door-way-cut-social-security Published on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘If Trump proposes this Trojan horse, it would be the newest shot in the ongoing Republican war against Social Security’ By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Social Security Works … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): The House Republican Budget proposal for 2017-2017 (HB218) widens, rather than closes, the state’s investment deficit, especially in education, environmental protection, human services, and community and economic development. The Fair Share Tax … Continued
Posted at http://keystoneresearch.org/sites/default/files/KRC_WhoPaysPT.pdf By Mark Price An analysis of school property tax burdens in Pennsylvania Executive Summary Far from providing relief for working families, recent proposals to eliminate school property taxes in Pennsylvania would increase taxes on the middle class … Continued
Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/03/28/head-smacker-trump-wrongly-claims-corporate-taxes-high/#.WNu6hG8rIdU By Lecia Imbery March 28, 2017 President Trump’s address to Congress last month gave us in the human needs community much to smack our heads about. As CHN’s Debbie Weinstein noted in this piece about Trump’s false promises, he promised … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Editor’s Note: This plan represents a major step toward a fairer tax system for Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is prohibited from having a graduated system like the federal government because of something called the … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-03-23/budget-policy-and-priorities/pa-lawmakers-call-for-fair-share-tax/a56975-1 March 23, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Since 1979, the income of Pennsylvania’s top 1 percent has increased by 125 percent. (bykst/pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — State lawmakers and public … Continued
From Citizens for Tax Justice (http://www.ctj.org): Combined reporting requires large companies operating in multiple states to add together all the profits of their various branches and subsidiaries into one single report and then follow existing rules for apportioning those profits … Continued