A quick analysis of how sales, property, and income taxes impact low- to moderate-income Texans and what opportunities we have to better balance our tax system.
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Here you see how regressive: the family in the bottom quintile has a much higher tax rate (as a % of income) than does the family at the other extreme. More than 2.5 times as much of their income goes to state/local taxes. “Services funded by poor people will be poorly funded.”
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Texas Has High Sales and Property Taxes Because It Has No Income Tax
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Using the data in your work: Reports and presentations Needs assessment portions of grant applications Promote Awareness in Community Program planning Create and evaluate public policy