Taxes and Budget 3 Reasons Why the Trump-Republican Tax Scheme Puts Working Families LAST Working families across America already know that the tax system is rigged in favor of the wealthy and large corporations. Despite his “America First” campaign rhetoric, President Trump and […] Sarah Austin Posted November 20, 2017 Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA
Taxes and Budget UPDATE: New Analysis on Senate tax legislation By 2027, the 80% of Maine households earning less than $147,140 will see a tax increase of $250 on average under the Senate’s proposed tax bill, according to new analysis released yesterday by […] Posted November 20, 2017 Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Health Care, Taxes and Budget Free Press Online: Congress to Vote on Massive Tax Cut for the Wealthy, Repeal of ACA Provision Recent college graduate Jonathan Brown, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and analyst Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy (Click on dots below for more photos) […] The Free Press Posted November 17, 2017 Tags Affordable Care Act, Federal, Health Care, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget Bangor Daily News: After initial relief, paying for GOP tax cuts could hit Mainers hard But U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said she won’t. She and policy analyst Sarah Austin of the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy said in a roundtable discussion in Portland on Monday that the bill will be paid for by forthcoming cuts to Medicare and Medicaid benefits used by many elderly and low-income residents and the Pell student-loan program for low- to middle-class Mainers. Bangor Daily News Posted November 15, 2017 Tags Federal, Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget The Forecaster: Pingree, ‘regular Mainers’ criticize Republican tax plan Sarah Austin, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said while Republicans claim their tax legislation is “about helping the middle class, when you […] The Forecaster Posted November 14, 2017 Tags Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget PRESS RELEASE: New Analysis Sees Little Change in Senate Republican Tax Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2017 CONTACT Sarah Austin saustin@mecep.org (207) 620-1104 New Analysis Sees Little Change in Senate Republican Tax Plan […] Posted November 13, 2017 Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget MECEP talks GOP tax reform on WZON The Pulse with Don Cookson Sarah Austin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins us this morning to talk about the GOP’s tax reform proposal. WZON Posted November 13, 2017 Tags Federal, Taxes, Trump Tax Cuts
Taxes and Budget GOP Child Care Tax Credits Leave out 29,000 low-income Maine children FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2017 CONTACT Marpheen Chann mchann@mecep.org (207) 620-1128 GOP Child Care Tax Credits Leave out 29,000 low-income Maine children AUGUSTA, MAINE (November 10, 2017) — Today, Ivanka Trump joined a round […] Posted November 12, 2017 Tags Children, Federal, Taxes
Taxes and Budget House Republican Tax Plan Reflects Misplaced Priorities and Missed Opportunities for Maine’s Middle Class and is Based on Failed Economic Ideas Republican lawmakers in congress are working to fast-track tax legislation for President Trump by the end of 2017. House Republicans are attempting to pass a tax bill before Thanksgiving, with the Senate slated to take action in early December. Sarah Austin Posted November 10, 2017 Tags Federal, Taxes, TCJA
Taxes and Budget New analysis: House tax legislation increases benefits for Maine's richest 1 percent over time “If this were a genuine effort to boost the middle class, Congress would be proposing a $1.5 trillion package to take on student debt, create good jobs […] MECEP Press Release Posted November 6, 2017 Tags Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes