497 results found for "tax flight"

Voters chose more effective government

…What track is that? For nearly 30 years, we’ve been hearing that government is the problem – that lower taxes, smaller government and less regulation would bring prosperity to all….

The T-word blocks all debate

…an honest debate about taxes — in particular, taxes to pay for Vermont’s crumbling infrastructure. We seem to have arrived at a point where political leaders believe it’s more dangerous…

Medicaid Woes Highlight Budget’s Pre-Existing Condition

…there will be no changes in policy, such as eligibility rules, premium rates, or tax rates. So the amounts shown in Figure 1 are those needed to pay for current…

2009 Budget: Election-Year Caution Postpones Facing Trouble Ahead

…for a change in the way Vermont taxes capital gains. He made a moral argument against the current policy, which excludes 40 percent of capital gains from taxation, saying it…

No New Taxes, but…

…can wipe out taxable income altogether. Now taxpayers can exclude capital gains, but the exclusion cannot exceed 40 percent of their taxable income. The Joint Fiscal Office estimates the change…

Measuring Economic Development: What Do Subsidies Buy?

…tax breaks, job-training programs, low-interest financing, and other benefits the state offers to businesses promising to locate or expand in Vermont. Some states are starting to look more critically at…

Thoughts from inside the box

Editorial with permission from Brattleboro Reformer August 21, 2008 Whenever states find tax revenues dropping during an economic downtown, governors and lawmakers seem typically to reach for their pens to…

Report Income, Home Value, and School Tax Data

…paying these taxes and what do they earn? Information about household income, home values, and property taxes is necessary to making decisions about school funding and other issues. The state…

Start the Budget Discussion Earlier

…for citizens who want to weigh in on how Vermont should use its tax dollars. Come May, it’s a safe bet that editorial writers, the governor’s spokesperson, and others will…

Economic Stimulus Needs New Money, Fast

…the recession. They agreed to send out more than $168 billion in income tax rebates and business tax breaks this spring. Putting money in the hands of ordinary citizens, who…

Some Necessities Cost More, Others Don’t

…Department of Taxes, property transfer tax. 6U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration; Northeast average cost for regular gas (not reformulated); data from December 1996 and December 2006. 7The Hanson…

State spending should reflect Vermonters’ needs

…Legislature have the capacity to exert more control than that. They don’t have to be limited by the current revenue forecast. If the demand for services exceeds immediate tax collections,…