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GUEST COMMENTARY: Stability is key for Indiana’s future
Hoosiers have the unique luxury of being the fiscal envy of the nation because of the sound policies of the last eight years. Rather than discussing which taxes to increase as they are in Kansas and other states, policymakers are talking about which tax to cut.
ANDREA NEAL: For growth's sake, cut Indiana income tax
Popular perception to the contrary, Indiana is not a low-tax state. When you add up all the different taxes – property, sales and income assessed by federal, state or local government – we rank right in the middle.
ANDREA NEAL: Cut Indiana's sales tax to 6.5%
At 3.4 percent, Indiana’s personal income tax is one of the nation’s lowest. A half dozen states, including Texas and Florida, don’t charge income tax at all; 41 states impose a rate higher than Indiana’s.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Dems should reject GOP's bogus trickle-down theory
Any Democrat looking at either statewide office or the state Legislature needs to think twice before embracing Republican calls for yet more budget-busting cuts in corporate taxes as a way to spur job growth. The evidence is overwhelming that there are far better ways to make Indiana attract…
EDITORIAL: Capitalize on Illinois tax woes
Northwest Indiana should seize the major economic development opportunity created by the prospect of a massive tax increase in Illinois.
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