Flat Tax

Two #AZGOP Budget Bills Defeated in #AZHouse (video)

Two of the 11 bills that make up the Republican budget for Arizona — HB2899 and HB2900 — were defeated 30-30 in the Arizona House on Monday, June 7. These bills include the disastrous Flat Tax proposal and the income tax cap at 4.5%. Together, they are an attack on the will of the voters … Read more

Another Reprieve for the People of Arizona; Republicans fail to pass their Budget Tax Cut for the Rich in the State House

The People of Arizona can breathe a sigh of relief. For now. In their latest attempt to ram through their payday for the rich in the State House of Representatives, Republican leadership, after loading the budget bill with reactionary measures (like taking away mask-wearing mandates in schools and making it illegal for instructors to teach … Read more

East Valley Democratic State Legislators Ask the Chandler City Government to Adopt an Anti Discrimination Ordinance that Protects the LGBTQ Community

With Mesa, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe having already adopted and instituted Anti Discrimination Ordinances to Protect the LGBTQ Community, the Democratic State Legislators from Legislative Districts 17 and 18 (Senator Sean Bowie and Representatives Mitzi Epstein, Jennifer Jermaine, and Jennifer Pawlik) have crafted and sent a letter to the Chandler City Government calling on them … Read more

Republican Arguments that Increased Sales Tax Receipts Will Make Up for Lost Income Tax Revenue is Very Regressive and Overly Optimistic

In their latest attempt to justify their flat tax proposals, Republicans at the State Legislature and the Governors office said that there is no reason to worry about local governments or other vital budget areas losing valuable sources of revenue. Why? Because the increased sales tax receipts from online gambling, internet sales (through the Way … Read more

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(UPDATED) Are We in Kansas? Arizona Republicans Considering a Flat Tax That Could Take Funds Away from Schools, the Poor, and Police

This movie has been shown before. Fiscally ignorant Republicans, worshiping the altar of trickle down-supply side Reaganomics enact massive tax cuts for the wealthy, claiming the resulting cuts will be made up for in revenues brought about by people spending more money that will produce more jobs and higher sales tax and working/middle-class tax receipts … Read more