Barth: “If you’ve got it, spend it”
We weren’t the only ones who jumped out of our chairs when Gov. Mike Beebe mentioned a big issue of ours during this State of the State address the other […]
Quality of Life Top Business Draw
Proposals to reduce corporate taxes in order to improve business prospects in Arkansas are misguided. According to theForbes’ Best States for Business: 2010 report Arkansas already ranks 14th in the […]
Lame Duck Update: A Mixed Bag for Low-Income Families
It has been an eventful few weeks at the United States Capitol. Congress has finally agreed on some of the most important issues facing the nation, and it has been a […]
Moving Families Forward Update: Lame Duck Edition
Lame Duck Session Needs Your Attention While most folks have shifted their attention to holiday planning and spending time with family, Congress is back at work in a Lame Duck […]
A glimpse at the 2011 tax agenda
Roby Brock of Talk Business interviews incoming Joint Budget Co-Chair Rep. Kathy Webb about tax issues that the committee may take up during the session. Among other items, she’d like […]
We oppose cutting capital gains taxes
If there’s room for tax relief in the state budget next year, it should go directly into the hands of working families who’ll spend it locally on the housing, food […]
1 in 34 Americans earned nothing in 2009
One in 34 Americans earned not a single dollar in 2009, according to new Social Security Administration data. At the same time, salaries at the very top of the spectrum […]
Census Data Reveal Arkansas’s Fundamental Tax Mismatch
Arkansas is a Low Tax State, But Not for Families Living in Poverty Recently released data from the Census Bureau confirms that overall, Arkansas could be considered a “low tax […]
Senate to Debate Middle Class Tax Cuts in Next Two Weeks
The Senate is expected to take up tax legislation this month that is crucial to the middle class. A bill to cut middle class taxes could be introduced as early […]
Extending the Bush Tax Cuts: What do the proposals mean for working Arkansans?
Congress is set to address the tax rates of every American this year with the focus on whether or not to extend tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 under […]