Nick Johnson
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State & local tax policy @ITEP. Formerly: DC government, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Running, biking, boating, etc. Follow the money.
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Romney doesn't put a foot wrong in his new op-ed. The FICA cap should be lifted. Stepped-up basis should be repealed. Tariffs are regressive. We should tax carried interest. And we're heading for a deficit cliff.
But these things were all true in 2012, when he could have DONE something about them.
But these things were all true in 2012, when he could have DONE something about them.
December 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Romney doesn't put a foot wrong in his new op-ed. The FICA cap should be lifted. Stepped-up basis should be repealed. Tariffs are regressive. We should tax carried interest. And we're heading for a deficit cliff.
But these things were all true in 2012, when he could have DONE something about them.
But these things were all true in 2012, when he could have DONE something about them.
To connect the dots very simply: If property taxes are slashed, student outcomes will be worse. Not exactly rocket science, but state and local policymakers cannot hear this enough.
March 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
To connect the dots very simply: If property taxes are slashed, student outcomes will be worse. Not exactly rocket science, but state and local policymakers cannot hear this enough.
The other is from my colleague Rita Jefferson who explains that, in a wave that is reminiscent of California's Prop 13, a bunch of states are cutting property taxes. Which of course are a huge source of revenue for public schools. itep.org/california-p...
Learn from Prop 13 History to Avoid Repeating Past Mistakes
Worries about housing costs and property tax bills are leading people to check the history books for solutions, but there’s a danger that they’ll repeat past mistakes. If anti-tax lawmakers carelessly...
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March 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The other is from my colleague Rita Jefferson who explains that, in a wave that is reminiscent of California's Prop 13, a bunch of states are cutting property taxes. Which of course are a huge source of revenue for public schools. itep.org/california-p...
And yet it could be even better. Our analysis has some ideas there too...
January 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
And yet it could be even better. Our analysis has some ideas there too...