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Misinformation – We are not extremely over taxed

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1 Misinformation – We are not extremely over taxed
Tax Collections per Person, FY2016 General Revenue as a Percentage of Personal Income, FY2016 New York Connecticut New Jersey North Dakota Massachusetts Hawaii Minnesota California Maryland Vermont Illinois Rhode Island Wyoming Maine Nebraska Pennsylvania Washington Iowa New Hampshire Wisconsin Delaware Colorado Virginia Oregon Kansas Ohio Nevada Michigan Texas #29 Arkansas South Dakota North Carolina West Virginia New Mexico Louisiana Indiana Montana Kentucky Alaska Utah Missouri Georgia Mississippi Arizona Idaho Florida Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Alabama New York Hawaii North Dakota Maine Vermont Minnesota Rhode Island New Jersey Illinois West Virginia California Iowa Connecticut Maryland Nebraska Mississippi Wisconsin Wyoming New Mexico Arkansas Massachusetts Ohio Delaware Pennsylvania Oregon Kentucky Nevada Kansas North Carolina Louisiana Michigan Washington Utah Indiana Colorado Arizona Texas #37 Montana Idaho Georgia Virginia South Carolina Missouri New Hampshire Oklahoma Alabama South Dakota Tennessee Florida Alaska First – Overall Burden Dollars per person – 29 % Income – 37 Bottom Half Not over taxed Invest more in education and roads Whipping Post – Property Taxes & Local Elected Officals

2 Personal Income Tax (PIT)
In state and local tax revenue as a % of personal income, Texas ranks 37th! Rhetoric vs. Reality Personal Income Tax (PIT) Sales Tax Property Tax 37th No PIT Higher PT and ST Empower Texans blamed local – skyrocketing increases Pie Chart Broken Formula Penalizes local taxpayers  Rising property values $8 Billion Cities & Counties – 16% Each Unfunded Mandates Let’s Look…. Source: Tax Policy Center, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

3 A better perspective 2007-2017 The State Perspective…
The Local Perspective $ Change per Capita Entity/Category % Increase 2007 Per Capita 2017 Per Capita City Tax Levy 63% $333 $467 $134 Perspective – Sky not falling Paul Harvey Percentages vs. Dollars Length of Time Population Increase Per person Folks – 10 Years, not skyrocketing County Tax Levy 65% $245 $338 $93/$28 School Tax Levy 70% $792 $1,138 $346 Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, U.S. Census Bureau, Author’s Calculations

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