From the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (http://www.itep.org/):
ITEP released a new report, Fairness Matters: A Chart Book on Who Pays State and Local Taxes, highlighting how regressive state tax systems worsen the economic divide in 13 charts. Chris Ingraham also wrote about the report in the Washington Post.
Please take a look at the resources below and help us share the report, blog, images and/or video on social media.
Read the report and download hi-res images here: https://itep.org/fairness-matters-a-chart-book-on-who-pays-state-and-local-taxes-2019
Accompanying blog post, How State Tax Systems Worsen the Economic Divide – in Charts, here: https://itep.org/how-state-tax-systems-worsen-the-economic-divide-in-charts
Washington Post article, State and Local Taxes Are Making the Rich Even Richer, According to a New Analysis, here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2019/03/05/state-local-taxes-are-making-rich-even-richer-according-new-analysis/
In February, we released a related explainer video comparing Texas and New Jersey tax systems to show how state tax systems perpetuate income inequality. Watch/share here: https://itep.org/a-tale-of-two-states-how-state-tax-systems-perpetuate-income-inequality/
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