Senior Vice President for State Fiscal Policy at #CenterOnBudget. Tweets are my own.
Joined May 2013
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Michael Leachman retweeted
House & Senate Republicans have now passed a bill that will raise families' food & health care costs, increase poverty & hunger, take health coverage away from millions of ppl & drive up deficits - all to give costly tax cuts to the wealthy & corporations.
Senate Rs voted to pass a bill that wld raise food & health care costs on families, increase hunger & take health coverage away from millions of ppl while doubling down on tax cuts for the wealthy. House Rs must stand up for their communities & reject it. cbpp.org/press/statements/ho…
I'm so excited to welcome the brilliant and wonderful @megwiehe to CBPP as Vice President for State Fiscal Reseach and Communications. Meg brings amazing policy depth and strategy smarts -- and she's just a really nice person to work with.
Over the years, state policymakers have introduced & passed tax code changes based on grossly exaggerated claims that state taxes are a significant driver of people moving in or out of states.
Let’s debunk this with new @CenterOnBudget analysis: cbpp.org/research/state-budg…
Instead, states should ensure the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes to raise substantial revenue & not cut their income taxes expecting they will reverse or even slow the flow of residents leaving their state.
State policymakers should reject calls to cut taxes in the name of attracting more people to their states & instead prioritize raising sufficient revenue to invest in education, health care, roads, parks, & other critical services & infrastructure. cbpp.org/research/state-budg…
Woohoo! Big shout out to @OCPPnews!! – at Silver Spring, MD
Watch out Corpy McCorp Corp! @ptrchn1 knocks it out the park w this explainer on a classic form of corporate tax avoidance. – at Silver Spring, MD
Huge congrats to @AlabamaArise. It's been a long time coming for this common-sense improvement in Alabama. Next step: fully stop taxing groceries and end the indefensible giveaway that is the state's deduction for paying federal taxes.
“Arise members from every corner of our state have advocated relentlessly for decades for Alabama to #untaxgroceries," Arise’s @robynhyden said. Lawmakers’ passage of HB 479 today is a testament to that hard work. Read our full statement. #alpolitics alarise.org/news-releases/gr…
Michael Leachman retweeted
"I'm a marine vet & I was injured in Iraq. I lost my #SNAP benefits when I came up against that 20/hr rule & it's very difficult for me to get food in my house."
That's Brian Strouse, Iraq vet & working dad. No one should go hungry bc they can't meet work-reporting requirements.
Highly recommended: CBPP's President @ParrottCBPP offers her compelling take on the #DebtCeiling deal.
My statement on the deal to raise the #DebtCeiling: cbpp.org/press/statements/de…
If you read one thread about the #DebtCeiling deal's SNAP provisions, let it be this excellent one by @TyJonesCox
Wealthy corporations have gamed state tax systems to their benefit at the expense of the rest of us. Texas considering whether to do it again. The excellent @dlavine lays out the bottom line. @EveryTxn
This. Like some other states, NC is cutting taxes for wealthy interests while cutting $ for schools/health and shifting to fees, which fall hardest on those w the least. Part and parcel of a larger move to undermine democracy and game the system to benefit the few.
The NC Senate plan for raising public funds turns to fees and assessments, a generally more regressive form of revenue collection — which asks for more from those with the least. This is not sustainable or equitable. #ncpol #ncga ncbudget.org/tax-changes-in-…
