Taxes and Budget Eliminating the State Income Tax Would Be Bad for Maine. Here’s Why. At a Blaine House press conference yesterday Governor LePage announced that if elected to a second term, he will seek to eliminate the state income tax. This […] Garrett Martin Posted May 21, 2013 Tags Budget, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The Governor Misunderstands How Taxes Function Governor LePage’s assertion that the income tax is a “very regressive tax” is stunningly incorrect. A regressive tax is one that takes more taxes as a percentage […] Jody Harris Posted May 14, 2013 Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Income Tax Cuts for the Rich Are a Recipe for Fewer Jobs and Slower Economic Growth Legislators are currently considering Governor LePage’s proposed biennial budget that would saddle low- and middle-income Maine families with the tab for a two-year budget gap that’s $433 […] Joel Johnson Posted April 4, 2013 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The Plight of the Rich and Tax Flight, Again The gist of “Where Have Maine’s Rich Gone?”, a new Maine Heritage Policy Center release, is that Maine doesn’t have very many rich people because they have […] Joel Johnson Posted January 31, 2013 Tags Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine's Tax Solution: Fairness and Investing in Economic Growth MECEP’s new tax report should not be a surprise to anyone. It shows that income tax cuts made in 2011 are not the panacea that proponents have […] Jody Harris Posted October 18, 2012 Tags Economy, Income Tax, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Selected charts from The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax Cuts Maine’s new income tax cut will result in a “great tax shift” to low and middle income families. Selected charts from The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax […] Jody Harris Posted October 16, 2012 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Press Conference: Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families Waterville mayor Karen Heck, teacher and Maine Education Association president Lois Kilby-Chesley, and Borealis Bread founder Jim Amaral joined MECEP at a press conference today to discuss the […] Posted October 16, 2012 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Recent Maine Income Tax Cut Results in a “Great Tax Shift” to Low and Middle Income Families 2 in 5 Maine families- the 40% who can least afford it -will pay higher property taxes Augusta, Maine (Tuesday, October 16, 2012) Maine’s new income tax cut will result in a “great tax shift” to low and middle income families say the authors […] Posted October 16, 2012 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The Consequences of Maine’s Income Tax Cuts Recent Tax Cuts Increase Costs for Municipalities, the Poor, and the Middle Class Governor LePage and the 125th Maine Legislature used cuts to income, pension, and estate […] MECEP Posted October 16, 2012 Tags Income Tax, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Most Mainers Who Don't Owe Federal Income Tax Work Most Mainers who don’t owe federal income tax are working and paying a slew of other taxes, including federal payroll taxes and state and local taxes. The […] Joel Johnson Posted October 15, 2012 Tags Federal, Income Tax