European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 4 the stars and stripes sunday april 10.1988 Union study criticizes state income taxes Washington api half the Stales with income 1ai have made them less fair for Many in and Middle income residents since Ilic Federal Lai to which hey arc geared was thoroughly revised in 1986, a Union financed study reported saturday. In 20 slates and the dim Rich of Colum Bia lanes were raised Mare in percentage terms for some Low and Middle income taxpayers Cut More for the wealthy or increased outright on he poor and mid dle class and reduced for inc Rich according to the study by the american hed cration of stale county and Munici pal employees. The Union said Chr study provides inc first solid evidence of How state to Bur Dens have been shifted in the Wake of Federal la overhaul. While Many slates made great strides in improving the fairness of their income taxes last year too Many continued to buy into he old failed. Program of culling lanes for the wealthy said Ger Ald Cenice Union president. Making a working couple with two kids and an income of 124,000 pay More taxes while giving a lax Cut to the town banker who makes five limes As much makes no sense the Union is a consistent Backer of Liberal Las spending and social policies. It favors progressive Laie those in which ability to pay is a major Factor. The study considered effect of the tax changes on four types of households a one earner couple Wilh two children two earner couple with to children tin Gle Parent with two children and a single person at various income Levels Rais ing from 19,000 to 1125,000. Sieve Gold of Denver a spokesman for the National conference of slate Legislatures praised the thoroughness of the study but issued one caution. If. In any one of the 12 scenarios the lax system became less progressive inc study counted the system Lew progressive even if in ii of the 12 cases it was More progressive Gold said. On bal Ance the system was made More progressive in every the report does not compare actual Dollar of taxes paid in the nates but deals Only Wilh distribution of the Bur Den among taxpayers with Low Middle and upper incomes. Most Stales adopt the Federal definition of taxable income. The 1986 Broa Dening of the Federal tax base by Elimina Tion or reduction of several deductions thus gave the states More income 10 tax. The increase in taxable income was accompanied by Federal Rale reductions producing a tax Cut for most people bul that formula was not followed by All the states. The study found that slate were much More successful in shifting the to Burden from the poor 10 the wealthy than from the Middle class to the ten states worsened the rela Tive Burden on some poor families com pared Wilh wealthy families of the same size while 19 trifled a part of the Bur Den from the upper Levels to Middle in come taxpayers. The study found Thau of the 41 slates including the District of Columbia Wilh Broad income taxes All but new Jersey North Carolina and Pennsylvania significantly changed their system last year. In 17 states the changes resulted in a More progressive system meaning More Relief in percentage terms at lower income. These Ita Tex Arizona califor Nia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michi Gan Missouri Montana Ohio Oregon South Carolina Utah and Virginia. declined for Many Ana Middle income households Inlow 21 areas Alabama Arkansas Colorado Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Iowa Kama. Kentucky Loui Siana Minnesota Mississippi Nebraska new Mexico. New York. North Dakota Oklahoma Rhode Island Vermont West Virginia and Wisconsin. The significance of the changes in distribution varies widely from Hale to slate became state tax Law Are so differ ent for example progressivity was barely improved in Illinois because capital gains a form of income held mostly by the Well to do already were fully lax Able. Utah improved progressivity considerably by Eli Minolin state to Deduc Tion for Federal taxes paid. Only Mississippi imposed no in come tax on any of the four Low income groups studied $9,000 single Parent �9,000 single person 112,000 one earner couple with children and 112,000 two earner couple with children. Almost All Stales could dramatically improve the fairness of their systems by simply making the state tax a percentage of Federal tax As Rhode Island Vermont Ami North Dakota do. After last year s changes califor Nia Mississippi new Mexico Maine and Rhode Island have the most progressive income lanes. The least progressive Are in Indiana Kentucky Illinois Ala Bama and Pennsylvania Cardinal sin this Lillmar Caurel admiring himself in a car s Side Mirror in Palmer township mass., is Rully As Chur cd if Pride is a Cardinal sin. But la s easy la forgive the Cardinal fur his second and third Iteli ii thai pretty Bird in the Mirror. Tomorrow s to on display today and it s going to Cost a bundle Las vegas nov. Up the television of to Morrow remains under development and will Cost a bundle when in is ready far the Market bul a National association of broadcasters spokesman promises that inc device Feal using bigger and sharper lifelike Pic Tures and wraparound stereo sound will be revolution Ary High definition television a div will dramatically change to As it is now known Robert Hallajian said. The futuristic device is being displayed this week end at the Nab convention in Las vegas. Once people see in they re going to want it Nab spokesman Hallahan said Friday. He added that a div is still being developed in the United Stales and Japan and won be ready for commercial production Umil at least 1990. The device went an display saturday and it is the main attraction among 71 1 exhibits Al the four Day convention. Most of an estimated 40,000 broadcasters in attendance arc seeing it for inc first Lime Hallahan said. The futuristic to system was to be used to tape president Reagan s convention address sunday far playback afterwards. Pictures on a div Are More than twice Al Sharp As current to having 1,125 scanning line on the screen compared Wilh 52 on some of today s sets. The screens arc one third wider and for Home viewing can be up to 54 inches wide Benjamin Crutchfield. The n a s director of special engineering projects said. The whole thing is to Jive you a greater sense of reality in Lichfield said. The difference Between a div and conventional to is potentially As great As Between color and Black and while but the american people Aren t expected to strap heir 200 million obsolete conventional to sets and Rush out to buy a div As soon As it go on the Market because the Price lag will run $4.000 to j6.000 apiece at first crunch Field said. As with the Advent of color to the last revolution Ary Advance in television the coming of a div into people s Homes will be gradual and conventional to will be around for a Long time afterwards be said. Eventually As with color to stereos and personal computers prices will come Down As the new system gains wider use and production. A form of a div known As High vision has been under development by Nhok the Japan broadcasting corp., for nearly two decades and is expected to be Broadens by satellite in 1990, crunch Field said. 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