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Prosperity

Income Growth
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2010 median income by county
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Fairness for Families

Food Tax & Families
Impact of the Sales Tax
Highest Sales Tax in US
Tax Distribution in Tenn.

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Fiscal Responsibility

Outdated Sales Tax
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Tennessee's tax system is UNFAIR!

Because of Tennessee's heavy reliance on the unfair sales tax, which taxes food and other necessities, low-income families pay far more taxes than the wealthy as a portion of their income. The graph below shows both the current distribution of the tax share under existing law, and what the new distribution would look like after passage of the Tax Modernization and Economic Stimulus Act supported by TFT.

Graph: State and Local Taxes in Tennessee by Income Group

Source: Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy

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