Tax Policy

No Surprise: The Rich People that Never Sent Their Children to Public School are the Ones Mostly Applying for Voucher Scholarships

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Well, the official word is out on the first infusion of applications for the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (Private School Vouchers) thanks to the universal expansion passed by plutocrat Doug Ducey and his anti-public school supporters in the Arizona State Legislature. It is not a surprise for anyone who predicted what would happen. @azedschools estimates that … Read more

State Treasurer Nominee Martin Quezada Wants to Invest Arizona’s Taxpayer Receipts back into the People of Arizona

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At the Unite for Arizona Rally on August 27, 2022, State Senator and Democratic Nominee for Arizona Treasurer Martin Quezada told those assembled that he, unlike his opponent, the incumbent Trump Republican Kimberly Yee would not play politics with the people’s money by investing in the whims of the extremist right. Instead, he vowed to … Read more

Robert Robb, Senator Sinema, and the Fallacy of Tax Rates’ Effect on Economic Growth

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Recently, Arizona columnist Robert Robb, well known for his conservative economic views, wrote a post on his Substack defending Senator Kirsten Sinema’s resistance to Democratic priorities for changes to the tax code in the Inflation Reduction Act – specifically increases on certain top corporate and personal rates, and eliminating the grotesque ‘carried interest’ exception for … Read more