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High Taxes Send Residents Fleeing

John Nothdurft

Albany Times-Union / October 01, 2009

It is really no surprise that successful businessmen like billionaire Tom Golisano decided to leave New York for tax-friendlier states like Florida this ... (read more)

Basic Facts on Redistribution and the Impact of Obama’s Policies

Scott Hodge

Fiscal Fact No. 190 / Tax Foundation / September 01, 2009

IntroductionThe debate over taxing high-income families to fund the expansion of health care coverage inAmerica has renewed the broader question of government's ... (read more)

Raising Taxes Usually Backfires

John Nothdurft

Fayetteville Observer / September 15, 2009

The effects of raising $800 million in taxes to fill the budget will echo throughout the state's economy for years to come ("State sales tax goes up ... (read more)

Solution for New Mexico Budget Is Spending Cuts, Not Tax Hikes

John Nothdurft

The New Mexico Independent / August 31, 2009

Guest-blogging on the liberal Democracy for New Mexico Web site, New Mexico State Sen. Linda Lopez wrote that her solution to the state’s budget problems ... (read more)

The Excess Burden of Taxes and the Economic Cost of High Tax Rates

Robert Carroll

Special Report / The Tax Foundation / August 14, 2009

When it comes to tax policy, the emphasis in Washington, DC, has once again turned to how to split up the economic pie rather than the effect of tax policy ... (read more)

Summary of Latest Federal Individual Income Tax Data

Gerald Prante

Fiscal Facts / The Tax Foundation / July 30, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service has released new data on individual income taxes, reporting on calendar year 2007, a year in which the economy remained healthy ... (read more)

Hawaii Has Nation’s Highest Income Tax

Jamie Story

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / August 01, 2009

Faced with a $1.8 billion budget shortfall, Hawaii’s state legislators have passed a host of tax increases, including new brackets, one of which imposes ... (read more)

N. Carolina Hits Large Families with Tax Refund Delay

David N. Bass

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / August 01, 2009

The North Carolina Department of Revenue has a surprise for large families this tax season: an audit.Taxpayers who claimed eight or more exemptions on their ... (read more)

Illinois Lawmakers Reject Income Tax Hike

Kristina Rasmussen

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / August 01, 2009

In the tense final hours of the Illinois General Assembly’s regular session, the state House rejected a $3 billion income tax increase on May 31 by ... (read more)

New Jersey Governor Seeks Income Tax Hike

Gregg Edwards

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / August 01, 2009

New Jersey’s tax revenue problems continue to grow and further complicate Gov. Jon Corzine’s effort to balance the state’s budget, leading ... (read more)