41. BMES Press Main Page Analysis suggesting that, despite a public perception that 'tax reform' initiatives have resulted in lower taxes for the working classes, the benefit has gone almost entirely to the rich. http://www.bmes.net/

Our Featured selection: Conning the Rich: The Great American Fraud Most taxpayers in the $50,000-$500,000 income range believe that they have benefited from the tax-cut revolution begun under former President Reagan and continued under the current President Bush. Have they really? Not according to the information presented in this clear, convincing analysis of the consequences of the government’s twenty-year effort to reshape the progressive income tax system. The facts paint a disturbing picture of what has happened to and of what is in store for the rich, who have provided most of the economic and political support for the tax-cut movement. Details Contents To Order Other Books ... Free Info Site last updated Contact webmaster@bmes.net

42. The Tax Foundation - Poll Shows We're Ready For Tax Reform The Tax Foundation tax reform and Revenue Neutrality President Bush’s Advisory Panel on Federal tax reform is required to recommend A good revenue-neutral tax reform plan would involve no deliberate http://www.taxfoundation.org/prflatax.html

@import "/media/css/tf.css"; /* layout - screen only*/ The Tax Foundation Site Search Donate Now Contact Subscribe Home ... Contact Us The Tax Foundation 2001 L Street, N.W. Suite 1050 Washington, D.C. 20036 April 14, 2005 Poll Shows We're Ready for Tax Reform by Scott A. Hodge The following remarks were delivered by Tax Foundation President Scott A. Hodge at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. at a press conference announcing the Tax Foundation's latest " Annual Survey of Attitudes on Tax and Wealth " conducted by Harris Interactive. In January, President Bush appointed a blue ribbon panel of experts to analyze what is wrong with the tax code and to deliver to him a menu of tax reform options by the end of July. The results of our poll clearly show that Americans are ready for fundamental tax reform. The poll results show that a majority of Americans believe federal taxes are too high, the tax code is too complex, the tax system is unfair, and they support tax simplification even if that means giving up deductions and exemptions. Not surprisingly, then, we found that 77 percent of Americans said that the federal tax system should be completely overhauled or needs major changes. Just 18 percent said the tax system needs only minor changes or is fine the way it is.

43. Idahoans For Tax Reform Welcome to Idahoans for tax reform. HOT NEWS! Former Ada Co. Number 2 Idahoans for tax reform releases study on teachers compensation http://www.idtaxreform.com/

Home Legislative Vote Trak Contribute Freedom Links ... News Links ISSUES Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights –TABOR Tax Reform Education Tax Credits Less Government ... because words have meaning POLITICIANS Who's Hot Who's Not Contact Your Elected Official Idaho's Top 50 Conservative List ... Contact Us Welcome to Idahoans for Tax Reform HOT NEWS! Former Ada Co. Prosecuting Attorney Jim Harris has released the findings of his investigation into the Idaho Statesman's reporting of the days leading up to (and after) the previous Boise mayoral election. Harris tracks the financial dealings of candidate Chuck Winder and his relationship with the publicly owned Boise Depot landmark. Harris' investigation tracks the Statesman's news coverage of Winder, their endorsed candidate. He calls on Boise Mayor Bieter to investigate Winder's dealings. Harris calls on the Gannett Ethics Officer, Statesman's parent company, to conduct a review as to why the Statesman editors did not follow the Ethical Guidelines as adopted by the Gannett news organization.

44. Green Budget Germany - Förderverein Ökologische Steuerreform F¶rderverein –kologische Steuerreform (F–S) e.V. facts, texts and links on the issue of an ecological tax reform and the German ecotax (–kosteuer). http://www.eco-tax.info/

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45. Prentice Hall Documents Library: Tax Reform Act (1986) The tax reform Act of 1986 was one of the major accomplishments initiated by the Reagan Administration, passed by a Democratic House and Republican Senate. http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/dye4/medialib/docs/tax1986.htm

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 The Tax Reform Act of 1986 was one of the major accomplishments initiated by the Reagan Administration, passed by a Democratic House and Republican Senate. One of the most important pieces of tax legislation since WWII, it sought to "level the playing field" by curbing tax shelters, lowering corporate tax rates, and eliminating special treatment for capital gains. Thereafter, capital gains, earned income, and unearned income were all taxed at the same rate. In economists' language, it brought the average marginal tax rates on labor and capital income closer together. Since 1986, other tax legislation has again increased taxation on earned income to a higher rate than that on capital gains, which again received preferential status. While the top rate on capital gains remained at 28%, the top earned income tax rate was increased to 31% in 1991 in a package endorsed by President Bush as a tactic for addressing burgeoning federal deficits. This violated his "Read my lips...No new taxes." campaign pledge as was thought to be a factor underlying his defeat in the 1992 elections. In 1993, under President Clinton, the earned income rate climbed even higher, to 39.6%. Other features of the Tax Reform Act of 1986: Tax cut . The top marginal tax rate on wealthiest individuals was reduced 44% (from 50% percent to 28%). The marginal rates for leass wealthy individuals were also reduced, but not by as high a percentage. Tax reductions were said by some critics to underly the massive mushrooming of the federal deficit during the Reagan administration.

46. National Review: Setting Sun - Tax Reform Crucial For Rejuvenating Japan's Econo Hudson Institute economist Alan Reynolds argues that tax reform is crucial to reviving the Japanese economy. http://www.findarticles.com/cf_natrvw/m1282/n13_v50/20977850/p1/article.jhtml

@import url(/css/us/style1.css); @import url(/css/us/searchResult1.css); @import url(/css/us/articles.css); @import url(/css/us/artHome1.css); Home Advanced Search IN free articles only all articles this publication Automotive Sports FindArticles National Review July 20, 1998 Content provided in partnership with 10,000,000 articles Not found on any other search engine. Related Searches Tax reform / Japan Recessions / Japan Japan / Economic policy Featured Titles for Advocate, The Air Force Journal of Logistics Air Force Law Review Air Force Speeches ... View all titles in this topic Hot New Articles by Topic Automotive Sports Top Articles Ever by Topic Automotive Sports Setting sun - tax reform crucial for rejuvenating Japan's economy National Review July 20, 1998 by Alan Reynolds Save a personal copy of this article and quickly find it again with Furl.net. It's free! Save it. The revival of the Japanese economy depends on fundamental tax and penalty reforms. In March 1992, I wrote "Fear Japan's Feeble Economy" for the Wall Street Journal. That piece was ridiculed by industrial-policy enthusiasts such as Eamonn Fingleton of The Atlantic, who remained confident that Japan's economy would grow faster than ours. Since 1992, however, Japanese economic growth has averaged less than 1.3 per cent a year, and much of that has consisted of wasteful make-work projects. Until recently, news reports were still saying that Japan was "on the brink" of recession. By now, however, it is pretty obvious that Japan's economy has declined during four of the past five quarters. As of April, industrial production was down 6.2 per cent from a year before. Retail sales have been running about 8.5 per cent lower than a year ago. Numbers like this are beginning to raise concerns even among Japan's most ardent admirers. But attention to the immediate crisis is not enough. There are quick-fix policies that could probably shorten the recession, but they would do nothing to counteract the longer-term suffocation of Japan's economic vitality.

47. Tax Reform: Political Leaders' Views Tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues? At Issues2000.org, you can see the view of every candidates on every issue. http://www.issues2000.org/Tax_Reform.htm

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49. Background On Tax Reform Tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues? At Issues2000.org, you can see the view of every candidates on every issue. http://www.issues2000.org/Background_Tax_Reform.htm

Background on Tax Reform Tax Rates ‘Marginal Tax Rates’ means the amount you pay on each taxable dollar earned above the deductible base. (Decreasing the marginal rates would decrease the amount everyone pays, but in general would favor those who pay more tax). (Those are the ‘Married Filing Jointly’ rates. The same marginal rates apply to singles, but at different breakpoints). The ‘Marriage Penalty’ means that two people filing together pay more than if they filed as two singles separately. The most common deduction is the mortgage interest deduction (applicable to everyone who owns a house; it makes buying a home more affordable by subsidizing 15% of the mortgage). The charitable deduction is the basis for discussions of ‘Faith-based organizations’ replacing government agencies (see Welfare section) The ‘Inheritance Tax’ or ‘Death Tax’ is the basis for discussions of Family Businesses (also see Economy section). While polls indicate broad support for eliminating the estate tax, few Americans are directly affected by it. Already, 98 percent of descendants avoid taxes altogether because the first $675,000 of an estate is exempt from taxation, an exemption that is due to rise to $1 million by 2006 under current law. Only 47,500 estates paid any estate tax in 1998, the most recent year for which figures are available, and about half the money raised by the estate tax was paid by fewer than 3,000 estates worth more than $5 million each, according to the Internal Revenue Service. The ‘Capital Gains Tax’ is a separate income tax (with a marginal rate of 20%) which applies when goods that have gone up in value are sold. Lowering the capital gains rate is considered a benefit to wealthier taxpayers.

50. Marginal Revolution: Tax Reform Hal Varian has a short article on tax reform in his NYTimes column. Listed below are links to weblogs that reference tax reform http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2005/05/tax_reform.html

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51. Tax Reform Full Details Main elements of former Governor Don Sundquist's 1999 tax reform proposal. http://www.oakridger.com/taxreform/plan.html

Full details of Gov. Don Sundquist's tax reform plan: 3.75 PERCENT INCOME TAX -Measured by adjusted gross income as determined for federal taxes -Exemptions of $6,500 for single taxpayer, $10,000 per couple and $3,000 per dependent -Additional $5,000 exemption for each taxpayer over 65 -Taxes out-of-state residents on businesses and earnings in Tennessee -Tax capital gains at same level as federal government (3.75 percent on 50 percent of gain) -Credit for taxes paid by Tennesseans to other states -Revenue generated: $2.6 billion REDUCE STATE SALES TAX FROM 6 PERCENT TO 3.75 PERCENT -Cities and counties retain local sales tax of up to 2.75 percent -Sales tax on hotels/motel rooms, rental cars, tobacco, alcohol and "amusements"- sporting event tickets, golf greens fees, dues to health clubs - remains at 6 percent -Revenue lost: $1.6 billion ELIMINATE 6 PERCENT SALES TAX ON GROCERIES -Cities and counties may keep sales tax of up to 2.75 percent on groceries -Prepared food subject to 6 percent rate -Revenue lost: $258 million REPEAL 6 PERCENT HALL TAX ON INVESTMENT INCOME -Revenue lost: $169 million REFORM INHERITANCE AND GIFT TAXES -Raise all gift tax exclusions to $10,000 to match federal level

52. Radical Tax Reform The tax system is unfair and inefficient, and fails to generate enough revenue to cover government expenditures. Here s how to fix that. http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2004/01/macguineas.htm

Home Current Issue Back Issues Premium Archive ... Subscriber Help Browse >> Foreign Affairs Subscribe to our free e-mail newsletters More The Atlantic Monthly. Contents From Atlantic Unbound Flashbacks: "Can We Afford a Tax Cut? " (May 1995) Articles by Lester Thurow, William Greider, and others. State of the Union Radical Tax Reform The tax system is unfair and inefficient, and fails to generate enough revenue to cover government expenditures. Here's how to fix that by Maya MacGuineas e have become accustomed to thinking that taxes, like hemlines, can only go up or down. This isn't true. Over the centuries changes in the form of U.S. taxes have been at least as dramatic as changes in the rate of taxation. For instance, most federal revenues now come from personal and corporate income taxes, and from the payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare. But most government revenues originally came from excise taxes on luxury items such as tobacco, spirits, and sugar, and throughout much of the nineteenth century the bulk of federal revenues came from tariffs on imported manufactured goods. In fact, the federal income tax, which we tend to think of as an eternal fixture, was introduced as an emergency measure during the Civil War, and did not become permanent until the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified, in 1913. Even then income taxes were levied on only the richest Americans. Not until World War II did the income tax metamorphose into something we would easily recognize today: a mass tax that reached the middle class.

53. Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission For more information about tax reform in Philadelphia visit Philadelphia The Philadelphia tax reform Commission (TRC) exists to recommend methods to http://www.philadelphiataxreform.org/

54. Tax Reform Starting Point for tax reform. The Armey plan is the most consistent and It should be the starting point for all future discussions of tax reform. http://www.ncpa.org/pi/taxes/taxbook/taxbook10.html

Tax Briefing Book Tax Reform The Armey Flat Tax Rep. Dick Armey (R-TX) has introduced the Freedom and Fairness Restoration Act (H.R. 1040 in the 105th Congress). This act would reform the U.S. tax system, slash government spending and rein in federal regulation. It is the most radical reform proposal in recent memory to receive serious consideration on Capitol Hill. Tax Reform: Trading Deductions for a Lower Tax Rate. The key element of the Armey plan is tax reform. Based on a proposal developed by Stanford University professors Robert Hall and Alvin Rabushka, the plan would scrap virtually all current deductions, credits, exclusions and exemptions, as well as the five current tax brackets. In their place, it would establish a single tax rate 20 percent the first two years and 17 percent thereafter on a much broader tax base. "More than half of all personal income goes untaxed." The Armey plan does not promise a free lunch. Lower tax rates are possible only if the tax base is expanded by ridding the tax code of deductions and exclusions even such popular items as the mortgage interest deduction. This means that in return for lower rates, people will have to subject more of their income to taxes. Under the current tax system, more than one-half of all personal income goes untaxed because of various deductions, exclusions and exemptions (see

55. EUROPA - Rapid - Erreur Text of a speech by Frits Bolkestein, the European Commissioner in charge of Taxation, in December 2003 arguing that EU tax reform is not harmonisation. http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guestfr.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=SPEE

56. Bruce Bartlett: Recommending Tax Reform The delay in the tax reform report shows that the White House has finally Secondly, trying to do tax reform this way means that the commission must http://www.townhall.com/columnists/brucebartlett/bb20050802.shtml

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57. Reform School Taxes Citizens for School tax reform, John A. Meyerle and Ann Bergenstock The mission of the New Jersey Coalition for Property tax reform http://reformschooltaxes.com/

Important Update On May 2, 2005 a press conference introducing the amended SMART Bill was held in Trenton. If you liked the original SMART Bill you will like our latest version The Party leadership (old time politicians that gave you the mess we are in) on both sides of the Aisle, acted shamefully. They prevented legislators ready to support the bill publicly from entering the room and told reporters that they would block the bill from being debated. You have to ask yourself What are they afraid of ? Why aren't they working for you? Why do they keep getting elected? The SMART Bill's supporters have shown the courage to fight for you despite the political systems reluctance for change. If you are serious about property tax reform, you and everyone you know must contact their legislators and demand their support. It should also be noted that Acting Governor / Senate President Codey and Assembly Speaker Sires are the only legislators that can post the SMART Bill to be voted on by the Senate and the Assembly. Assembly Majority Leader

58. Tennessee Education Association - Statewide teachers organization engaged in supporting public policies that promote and maintain public education, including state tax reform and increased school funding. http://www.teateachers.org/

Search Site Map NEA P ledges To Raise $1 Million For Students, Teachers, And Other School Employees Affected By Hurricane Katrina Special Message for TEA Members! Sept. 6 News Release Donate Now How to Help Mississippi schools E-mail ( katrinarelief@nea.org or call toll-free number (1-866-247-2239) to report needs or to m ake contributions for schools that need help. NEA Recommendations to Spellings and Congress US DOEHurricane Help for Schools Other projects to assist members will be posted as they become confirmed. Tennessee colleges and universities are open to displaced students. Call 800-669-2678 for information. NEA Katrina site Change in Advanced Degree Recognition coming Oct. 28 Been denied pay for your Masters' Degree? Regional Evaluation Workshops now scheduled Questions? I Can Do It! Classroom Management Training Saturday, Sept. 10 Deadline, Sept. 5 More Info Grants available to help teachers earn national board certification (09/08/2005 © Columbia - Daily Herald) NASHVILLE State Rep. Tom DuBois, R-Columbia, said the Tennessee Department of Education will award an additional $100,000 in federal funds to

59. ME3 - Projects - Tax And Incentives Program - Ecological Tax Reform ME3 s Tax and Incentives program seeks to marry the goals of environmental improvement with a fair and efficient taxation system. http://www.me3.org/projects/greentax/

Subscribe Become a member Register for email updates Navigate Search Buy green power! Minnesota law requires that utilities offer green power to their customers. You can support clean, renewable energy every time you pay your electricity bill. Check it out. ME3's Tax and Incentives Program Resources ME3's Tax and Incentives program seeks to marry the goals of environmental improvement with a fair and efficient taxation system. Significant research work has been completed on the economic implications of restructuring Minnesota's tax system to one based, in part, on environmental taxes. Currently, work is focused on bringing ideas into practice through legislative initiatives. ME3 is grateful for the generous support of the W. Alton Jones Foundation and the Joyce Foundation for this project. Legislative Initiatives 2001-2002 Session of the MN Legislature Cleaner Vehicles and Cleaner Fuels With mobile sources accounting for about 60% of the state's air toxins and about one-third of all CO2 emissions and Vehicle miles traveled increasing 3 to 4 times faster than the population, now is the time to support cleaner transportation technologies. ME3 will be supporting legislation that creates incentives for cleaner vehicles and cleaner fuels through motor vehicle sales tax rebates or exemptions for purchases of fuel efficient vehicles and fuel tax exemptions or reductions for clean motor fuels. Energy Savings through Greener Buildings and Technologies Nearly a third of all energy consumed in Minnesota is used by buildings. While Minnesota's energy code is among the strongest in the nation, enormous challenges remain. ME3 will be supporting legislation that provides income tax credits for developers who build environmentally-sound commercial and multi-family buildings. ME3 will also be supporting bills that give preferences for green buildings in state bonding decisions and sales tax exemptions for purchases of energy-efficient appliances.

60. Econtech Provides economic modelling, forecasting, and consulting in the areas of taxation and tax reform. http://www.econtech.com.au/

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