http://gbpi.org Thoughtful Analysis, Responsible Policy. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:35:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Read the Editorial. ]]> http://gbpi.org/editorial-so-called-fix-is-a-proven-failure As posted in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Plans to eliminate or drastically cut personal income taxes and replace them with other levies are in vogue in several states. Georgia policy makers would do well to ignore the siren’s call. Such a tax shift would do nothing to help the state’s… [Read more]]]> http://gbpi.org/op-ed-so-called-fix-is-a-proven-failure-the-atlanta-journal-constitution [Read more]]]> http://gbpi.org/bill-analysis-senate-bill-447-lc-36-2103-ec Read Full Article.  ]]> http://gbpi.org/full-scholarship%e2%80%99s-reach-very-narrow controversial annual report, “Rich States, Poor States,”ALEC is a coalition of anti-tax… [Read more]]]> http://gbpi.org/alec-peddling-tax-nonsense-state-to-state This Week in the Georgia Legislature State RevenuesHouse and Senate CalendarState Budget: FY2012 Amended and FY 2013 Fiscal and Tax PolicyEducation PolicyHuman Services Policy   State Revenues State Revenues for the first seven months of this fiscal year are only running 4.5 percent ahead of the… [Read more]]]> http://gbpi.org/weekly-legislative-update-february-17-2012 [Read more]]]> http://gbpi.org/bill-analysis-house-bill-824 report that destroys the myth that states without an income tax perform better economically than the states with high income tax rates.  ITEP’s Executive Director Matthew Gardner is our guest blogger this week: Reality Check: “High Rate” Income… [Read more]]]> http://gbpi.org/guest-blogger-matthew-gardner Read Full Article. ]]> http://gbpi.org/house-defeats-charter-school-amendment-common-sense-alternative-offered Read Full Article. ]]> http://gbpi.org/state-health-budgets-bring-relief-some-pain