After years of working to pass tax modernization
in Tennessee, TFT has compiled an extensive array of on-line facts and
resources. The sidebar includes most of TFT's on-line fact sheets. Additional
material and supplemental links are included below.
March, 1st , 2010
TFT presents an action agenda entitled Meeting Tennessee's Needs Today and Tomorrow: A call to improve Tennessee for its communities and its people. This document is an insightful look at the the issues concerning Tennessee's upside down tax structure including: debunking myths that undermine economic growth and real solutions to addressing our economic needs.
Click here to download.
February, 6th , 2010
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) introduces their new edition of Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States.
"The report makes it clear that state tax systems do not 'just happen'; they are the result of conscious choices by policymakers. Furthermore, according to Who Pays, of the 50 states, Tennessee is the fourth most-biased in favor of the rich. This is just out of control," said John G. Stewart, state chair of Tennesseans for Fair Taxation.
October 17, 2006
This eye-opening report sheds new light on all the talk we hear in the state
about so-called surpluses and deficits. The problem with such talk, the report
points out, is that it only measures current revenue against previous years
and the low expectations of our elected officials. If Tennessee funded public
structures, from education to environmental protection, at the same level as
our eight neighboring states, Tennessee would be facing a combined state and
local shortfall of $3.4 billion.
Real
Budget Deficit: A call to invest in Tennessee, its communities, and its people.