Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Health Insurance Marketplace No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion August 9, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney You may have seen recent published claims that Georgians left without health insurance as a result of the state’s failure to expand Medicaid can simply get no-cost coverage through the new Health Insurance Marketplace. Not so fast. First, let’s be clear about what needs to be solved. Lack of health coverage is a huge problem […] Read more » Affordable Care Act health medicaid Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Author Fact Sheets Library Wesley Tharpe Six Reasons Why Georgians Should Protect the Income Tax August 9, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically cut or abolish state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes are under discussion in Georgia. But these proposals would raise taxes on most Georgia families, harm businesses and communities and critically undermine the state’s […] Read more »
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe New Report Highlights Impractical “Tax Shift” Plans August 7, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on New Report Highlights Impractical “Tax Shift” Plans Legislative proposals to drastically cut or abolish Georgia’s state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes would raise taxes on most Georgia families, harm businesses and communities and critically weaken the state’s economy. Those are the conclusions of a new Georgia Budget and Policy Institute report that explores the potential impacts of legislation […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Budget and Taxes Featured Library Policy Areas Reports Wesley Tharpe Tax Shift Plans Threaten Georgia’s Future August 7, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Tax Shift Plans Threaten Georgia’s Future Proposals Would Hurt Families, Businesses, Communities and the Economy Currently in vogue in several states, plans to drastically cut or abolish state income taxes and replace them with higher sales taxes are under discussion in Georgia. But these proposals would raise taxes on most Georgia families, harm businesses and communities and critically undermine the state’s […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Claire Suggs K-12 Education Mediocre Pre-K Isn’t Good Enough for Georgia’s Kids August 2, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Claire Suggs August is here and with it, a new school year begins. For four-year-olds starting Pre-K, it’s the beginning of their journey to college and the workforce. But Georgia’s lawmakers are letting them down. They’ve cut funding for Pre-kindergarten by 22 percent since 2009 and diminished the program’s quality. Class size has gone up and resource […] Read more »
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Oklahoma Tax Study Paints Misleading Picture July 30, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Earlier this month, an Atlanta-based Libertarian organization released a paper touting the deep and lasting income tax cuts that Oklahoma enacted in the mid-2000s. To reach a conclusion that the cuts have been beneficial, the report employs faulty methods and should not be used as a basis for policymaking in Georgia. The paper’s fundamental problems […] Read more » Budget & Taxes Income Tax state income tax State Taxes
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe New Tax “Study” Committee May Not be Interested in Studying July 25, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 2 Comments on New Tax “Study” Committee May Not be Interested in Studying A special new legislative study committee is spending this summer considering whether Georgia should embrace some radical tax reforms next year. But based on its first meeting in Atlanta this month, the committee’s purpose seems to be more of an echo chamber to justify a foregone conclusion than a forum for learning or debate. Created […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Health Justice Timothy Sweeney Report: Medicaid Expansion Good for Georgia Workers July 19, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Timothy Sweeney | 2 Comments on Report: Medicaid Expansion Good for Georgia Workers Expanding Medicaid eligibility to cover more uninsured adults beginning in 2014 would benefit Georgians from all walks of life, urban and rural, older and younger adults, and hundreds of thousands of workers without coverage. A new “HealthVoices” report from the Healthcare Georgia Foundation analyzes the demographics of Georgians who could get new eligibility for coverage […] Read more » health Medicaid Expansion Tim Sweeney
Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe New Income Stats Should be a Wake-Up Call July 12, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on New Income Stats Should be a Wake-Up Call Georgia has slipped back more than three decades in its national ranking on a key measure of economic well-being, according to recent news reports. This trend should prompt some soul-searching among Georgia’s policymakers about the course they’ve set for the state. Georgia’s level of per capita income – a catch-all measure that includes wages, stock […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Inclusive Economy for Immigrants Wesley Tharpe Immigration Reform Would Bolster Georgia’s Strained Finances July 10, 2013 / April 2, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia would gain nearly $100 million in state and local tax revenue each year if Congress allows undocumented immigrants now living in the United States to work here legally, according to a new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Comprehensive immigration reform is under debate in Washington and passing a forward-looking […] Read more » State Taxes
