Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Sharing Some Tax Ideas with the Georgia Senate September 26, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Sharing Some Tax Ideas with the Georgia Senate Last week I testified before the special Fair Tax Study Committee of the Georgia state senate, which is charged with reviewing whether a drastic shift from income taxes to sales taxes is a good idea for Georgia. As the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) explained in a recent report, there are several key reasons […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Promises of Economic Growth Through Tax Cuts are Empty August 23, 2013 / January 15, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe | 1 Comment on Promises of Economic Growth Through Tax Cuts are Empty Those pushing for the type of radical tax plans described in our new report say that deep income tax cuts are a sure-fire way to boost the state’s economy and create jobs. But these claims aren’t supported by research or the experience of other states. A recent review of dozens of economic studies finds there’s […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe Tax Shift Plans Are Bad Deal for Georgia August 19, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe The Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Georgia Budget and Policy Institute’s policy analyst Wesley Tharpe’s op-ed on the proposed tax shift plans in Georgia. As published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Drastically cutting or eliminating the state’s income tax in favor of a higher sales tax is a road to nowhere, not a sure-fire path to prosperity. A […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Blog Budget and Taxes Wesley Tharpe New Report: Details Behind the Tax Shift Effect August 13, 2013 / January 17, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Our recent report on potential tax shift plans in Georgia estimates that a seismic shift from incomes taxes to sales taxes would raise total state taxes for as many as four in five Georgia taxpayers. You might ask how cutting income taxes could actually increase taxes on most families. Our new fact sheet provides a […] Read more » State Taxes
Author Budget and Taxes Fact Sheets Wesley Tharpe How Tax Shift Plans Raise Taxes on Most Families August 13, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe A seismic shift from incomes taxes to sales taxes would raise total state taxes for as many as four in five Georgia taxpayers, as explained in a Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) comprehensive report published this month. How can cutting income taxes actually increase taxes on most families? In short, it’s because different taxes […] Read more » State Taxes
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 Wesley Tharpe Worker Justice Georgia’s Economy Continues Slow Climb – Warning Signs Abound July 31, 2013 / January 16, 2020 by Wesley Tharpe Georgia’s economy continues to add jobs at a slightly better pace than other states, though it is still not firing on all cylinders. Georgia grew jobs slightly faster than the nation as a whole over the past year, and some of the state’s industries – such as health care and professional business services – are […] Read more » jobs count
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
