The experiment to build our economy with tax breaks for the wealthy continues to be an epic failure. A healthy middle class grows the economy, not giveaways to rich and powerful.
We’re gearing up for another year at the State House to ensure all residents pay their fair share in taxes, not just you and me. Can we count on you to help?
Tell Governor Chafee Rhode Island can no longer afford unsustainable tax breaks for the wealthy.
After years of tax breaks for the wealthiest Rhode Islanders, our state’s unemployment rate has grown to the second highest in the country, working families are paying higher property and car taxes, and deep cuts have decimated funding for education, infrastructure, transportation, and services for Rhode Island’s most vulnerable populations.
Despite significant legislative and public support Governor Chafee has blocked efforts to end the failed tax cuts to the wealthiest Rhode Islanders during his time in the Statehouse. It’s time for change!
That’s why Ocean State Action is teaming up with Rhode Islanders for Tax Equity (RITE is a coalition of labor and community groups fighting to restore tax equity) to call on the wealthiest Rhode Islanders to join the rest of us in rebuilding our economy.
CLICK HERE to Tell Chafee to end tax breaks for the wealthy in his budget this year.
It’s time to get Rhode Island back on the right track, join us today!
Kate, what percentage of income should people pay in order for you to claim they’re paying their “fair share”?
As long as the middle class continue to pay a higher rate than the top 1%, Rhode Island’s tax structure will continue to be deeply unfair. Because of high property and sales taxes, the middle 20% of Rhode Islanders pay an effective tax rate of 10.1%, while the top 1% only pays 5.6%.
I’m sympathetic to that argument, but that’s a problem w/ the property tax, not the income tax. It’s under the auspices of “equality” that Ms Brock is attempting to increase the inequality of the income tax system. The only equal tax system is one in which each individual is charged the same rate.
Sam,
Would you be kind enough to explain the disparity or cite your data. Thanks.
Those data come from the ITEP Who Pays report, the new version of which just came out.
Thanks
We would be able to lower regressive property taxes if we had a more progressive income tax.
and, the RI top marginal rate is very low compared to many other states: taxfoundation.org/blog/monday-map-top-state-marginal-income-tax-rates-january-1st-2012
states with higher top marginal rates include such red states as Soth Carolina, Kansas, Idaho, Montana and Nebraska.
Why aren’t you talking about the sales tax? Aren’t they the ones that crate the inequity or is the left just hell bent on saying they raised taxes on the rich? Wouldn’t eliminating the sales tax spur economic growth? What will happen when Massachusetts passes their 4.5 percent sales taxes? Will you be going back to the well again?