'Tax Policy'
Alaskans Pay $780,600,000 for Iraq War
According to the National Priorities Project, Alaskans soon will have collectively paid $780,600,000 for the war in Iraq. This figure is based on a total cost of $456 billion. Around $378 billion has already been spent or allocated by Congress, and Congress will debate additional war spending. The National Priorities Project estimates around $78 billion [...]
Property Tax Reform
Governor Corzine Highlights Property Tax Reform in New Jersey
In his state of the state address, New Jersey Governor Corzine outlined a proposed property tax reform package and emphasized property tax breaks that are fairly progressive in terms of who benefits. The proposed package would reduce property taxes by 20% for those with incomes less [...]
Coalition on Human Needs Policy Priorities
The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) is an important and influential national alliance of more than 100 organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income people and other vulnerable populations. Members of the Coalition include civil rights, religious, labor and professional organizations and those concerned with the well being of [...]
Center for Policy Alternatives
The Center for Policy Alternatives accurately describes itself as:
…the nation’s only nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to strengthen the capacity of state legislators to lead and achieve progressive change.
The CPA website has a number of extremely useful elements on it. For example, the State Action Blog contains a running commentary about recent progressive legislation enacted [...]
The Bush Tax Cuts: Are Alaskans Better Off?
Our colleagues at Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) have recently issued another of their Alaska-specific analyses of the consequences of this administration’s tax cuts on Alaskan families…
Over the past six years, President George W. Bush and his allies in Congress have enacted multiple rounds of major tax cuts, including special tax breaks for capital gains [...]
Forum on Two Important Ballot Initiatives
Alaska Common GroundPresents a Public ForumWhat You Should Know About the TwoNovember Ballot Initiatives
Wednesday, October 25th, 20067-9:30pmWilda Marston Theater at the Loussac Library3600 Denali St, Anchorage
Ballot Measure 1:
90-DAY SESSION LIMIT FOR LEGISLATUREThis initiative would reduce the maximum length of a regularlegislative session from 121 days to 90 days.Speakers: Rep. Jay Ramras, sponsor of 90-Day Session [...]
Talking Taxes
Oil taxes. Gas taxes. Property taxes. Sales Taxes. Inheritance taxes. And that is just the beginning. Tax policies can be enormously complex, and public discussion about them seems to be decidedly partisan, unenlightening, and often occurs in a relatively fact-free environment. So, what to do?
99 Percent of Alaskans Lose Money From “Tax Cutsâ€
For every dollar we get in a tax cut, we are burdened with over $3 dollars of new debt. A new report jointly released by the Alaska Center for Public Policy and by Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ) finds that the “borrow-and-spend” fiscal policies of the Bush administration have saddled most Alaskans with a debt [...]