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PublishedDecember 22, 2021
Maine Voices: SALT deduction helps the wealthy but does almost nothing for working Mainers
If an expanded state and local deduction for federal taxes is a casualty of the stalled Build Back Better bill, it won’t be a loss for most Mainers.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Jim Fossel: Maine budget surplus presents an opportunity
The projected $800 million can be used ideally to simplify our tax system, or at least to bolster the rainy day fund and invest in infrastructure.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2021
Maine Senate president: Why I back Jared Golden’s demand to change the Build Back Better Act
The congressman is leading the effort to roll back the SALT giveaway to the rich as the bill heads to the U.S. Senate, Troy Jackson says.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2021
Commentary: Maine Seed Capital Tax Credit is crucial to investment, state’s economic future
Criticism of the program in a recent editorial and on a liberal think tank‘s blog is misinformed and short-sighted.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2021
Democrats seek tax hikes on corporations, the wealthy for $3.5 trillion plan
The tax hikes could bring about the most substantive changes in the tax code since Republicans with then-President Trump slashed taxes in 2017.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2021
Commentary: Americans who say they pay income taxes are probably lying
Even in normal times, nearly half of U.S. households pay nothing to the federal government. It may be time to institute a minimum rate.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
Maine Voices: Paying for paving – we need to rethink our outdated model
Excise taxes are calculated on the basis of a vehicle’s age and suggested retail price. But what do those have to do with the wear and tear on Maine roads?
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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
House is entitled to some of Trump’s financial records, judge rules
The ruling is unlikely to be the last over access to the former president's closely held finances.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2021
IRS must give Trump’s tax returns to Congress, Justice Department says
The House Ways and Means Committee said it needs Trump’s taxes for an investigation into whether he complied with tax law.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2021
Maine Voices: Why Sen. Collins’ proposed tax on electric vehicles is a good idea
The prescient plan that she and Sen. Portman support will help fund infrastructure, will plug a loophole and will initially serve as a levy on wealth.
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