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Fair Share Tax Reform

Fair Share Tax Reform. To address the worst economic crisis in 70 years, we need real shared sacrifice. Prudent Spending Cuts Federal Aid A Fairer Taxation System. Just cutting spending will devastate the poor and middle class and exacerbate the economic crisis.

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Fair Share Tax Reform

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  1. Fair Share Tax Reform

  2. To address the worst economic crisis in 70 years, we need real shared sacrifice. • Prudent Spending Cuts • Federal Aid • A Fairer Taxation System

  3. Just cutting spending will devastate the poor and middle class and exacerbate the economic crisis • Massive cuts will gut critical public services • Cuts are the worst possible response to the current economic crisis "When faced with such an unpleasant choice, economic theory and evidence gives a clear and unambiguous answer: it is economically preferable to raise taxes on those with high incomes than to cut state expenditures." - Joseph Stiglitz, 2001 recipient, Nobel Prize in Economics

  4. The present shortfall is compounded by years of high-end PIT cuts Source: Fiscal Policy Institute • NY has cut its top PIT rate by more than 50% over the last 30 years - from 15.375% to 6.85%

  5. Two decades of tax cuts have resulted in $20 Billion of Lost Revenue in 2008-2009 Source: Fiscal Policy Institute

  6. The average New York teacher earns $62,332… Her marginal tax rate = 6.85% Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan & Chase, made $44 million last year… His marginal tax rate = 6.85% Totally unfair: wildly different incomes, same flat tax rate

  7. The Result – A Massive Tax Shift • New York has made up for lost income tax revenue by raising localtaxes—property, sales and excise—that hit working and middle-class families the hardest • New York is now second in the nation, behind only Texas, in local tax burden • If New York had indexed its tax brackets and personal exemption to inflation rather than cut from the top, 95% of New Yorkers would be paying lower income taxes and the State would have $8 billion of more revenue a year.

  8. The result – a Regressive Tax System Source: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Those with the least incomecarry thehighest tax burdens

  9. How do we solve the current crisis? The Governor has proposed massive program cuts and 137 new or increased taxes and fees, almost all regressive or…

  10. A fairer and more economically sound alternative: Fair Share Tax Reform (FSTR) • Fair share tax reform would • Mitigate human impact of devastating cuts • Mitigate negative economic effect of state spending cuts • Raise approximately $6.0 billion • Begin restoring fairness to the tax structure

  11. Gov. Paterson’s budget proposal would increase the state’s reliance on regressive taxes, even as it guts services The budget proposes increases in the sales tax on several products and services, which already hit working families the hardest…. Source: Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

  12. FSTR treats the disease, not the symptom • Yes, this year’s budget crisis is extraordinary. But chronic budget deficits require a permanent solution • Permanent PIT reform will help eliminate the deficit now and in the long run provide revenue to cut property and sales taxes that hit working and middle class families the hardest • In New York, local revenues (mainly property and sales taxes) produce 54% of all revenues (compared to the 40% national avg.) • For 95% of New Yorkers, property and sales taxes make up the majority of their total tax burden • Middle and working class New Yorkers need property and sales tax relief – not income tax relief

  13. The Fair Share Tax Reform Plan Source: Fiscal Policy Institute, Department of Taxation and Finance

  14. How Fair Share Tax Reform Would Work A New Yorker making 1% of Jamie Dimon’s salary, or $440,000 a year would be paying an additional $126 per week. Don’t forget that state income taxes are deductible against federal income tax… The new rates intend to keep New York competitive with states in the region and those with comparable economies

  15. And – new tax rates don’t fully start at $250,000! • New rates apply to “taxable income” AFTER Federal and State adjustments from gross income • Adjustments include: NYS/NYC income tax offset, mortgage, charitable and standard deductions, student loans etc • This means New York taxpayers must be making significantly more than $250,000 per year to face fully paying the first new tax rate

  16. On average, a tax filer may need to make over $315,000 of gross income before fully paying the new tax rate… Source: Fiscal Policy Institute

  17. Why start @ $250,000? …Fairness & Fiscal Sense • Raises adequate revenue ($6.0bn) to minimize cuts • Targets tax increases only at those able to afford them (top 3.5%) • Brings tax system up to date with today’s skewed income distribution (in 2007, the top 5% of New Yorkers captured 47% of all income) • Is least harmful option to economic recovery (by taxing income most likely to remain in savings) • Enjoys overwhelming public support (which drops almost 30% at $150,000 start, Kiley Poll, 11/08)

  18. Higher Rates in Other States Source: Tax Foundation

  19. Permanent PIT reform will provide more funds for local services, lowering the undue property tax burden of Upstate New Yorkers This would help the Upstate economy Only 1% of Upstate tax filers would be affected Fair Share Tax Reform would benefit Upstate

  20. How will it affect small business? • While small businesses are essential to the state’s economic vitality, most have median annual incomes far below $250,000 • Most small business owners will benefit from reduced pressure to raise local property and sales taxes • Cuts to public spending would be harmful to economic growth • The Center for Economic Policy and Research estimates that if cuts comprise 40% of NY’s deficit plan, the State could lose over 8,000 jobs in FY 2009 and 68,400 jobs in FY 2010 • PIT increases in other states have not led to job losses • In 2003-2005, NY created 127,000 jobs • From 2000-2008, CA experienced a 3.16% increase in private sector employment

  21. Common statement: PIT increases will cause wealthy residents to move away resulting in job loss, reduced tax base, and overall economic harm Migration patterns are influenced by a variety of factors, including availability of vital public services such as education, public safety, and access to healthcare While the political rhetoric is catchy, it is not supported by the evidence Will the Rich Leave?

  22. New Jersey In 2004, Passed a new top rate of 8.97% over $500K A Princeton University report found the increase had ““little effect on migration patterns among half millionaire households.” The number of half-millionaires has grown by 70% following the increase Will the Rich Leave: Evidence

  23. California In 2004,passed a new rate of 10.3% over $1,000,000 The California Tax Reform Association concluded, “[t]here is no credible…data which demonstrates…any loss to the General Fund resulting from changes in behavior…among high-income taxpayers with regard to location…(due to) increases in marginal tax rates at the upper end.” The California Budget Project found that since the increase the number of millionaires increased 37.8% New York From 2003-2005, NYS employed two new rates of 7.25% over $100K and 7.7% over $500K The Fiscal Policy Institute found the number of millionaires grew by 30% Will the Rich Leave: Evidence

  24. Polls consistently show support for a high-end PIT increase… • Siena Poll, 3/08: 72% of respondents supported a tax surcharge on those making over a million dollars annually • Siena Poll, 10/08: 69% of likely voters preferred increasing the income tax on millionaires • Kiley & Company, 11/08: 75% of voters prefer increasing taxes on income earners over $200,000 • Quinnipiac University, 1/09: 80% support for a millionaire tax

  25. Especially when it helps avoid cuts to public services • When voters are offered a choice between making major budget cuts or increasing taxes on households making over $200,000: • 78% favor high-end income tax increases over cuts in state aid to public schools • 78% favor high-end income tax increases over cuts in state funding for hospitals, nursing homes, and home healthcare services • Proposed high-end tax increases enjoy widespread support throughout every region of the State • 78% of New York City voters • 67% of Suburban voters • 87% of Upstate East voters • 70% of Upstate West voters • Source: Kiley & Company, 11/08

  26. Let’s not “waste this crisis…” • FSTR is the best short-term solution to an economic crisis of historic dimensions • FSTR is the best long-term approach to remedying the state’s chronic fiscal shortfalls, restoring fairness to the state’s tax system, and supporting services critical to the needs of New York’s poor and working people

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