Who pays income tax

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/10/06/a-closer-look-at-who-does-and-doesnt-pay-u-s-income-tax/

State income taxes impacting populations

This article pertains to the migration of individuals to where a tax benefit can be achieved.   Summarize a Tax Foundation study, and details the jurisdictions with the highest and the lowest personal income tax.  Interesting that when those celebrities that do this speak up, a pattern that has been underway for awhile gets more attention.  http://www.accountingweb.com/article/how-state-income-taxes-may-be-redrawing-population-map/222315

When states abolish income tax

there are things to consider.   Three states have made some movement in that direction http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=611537&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StatelineorgRss-Headlines+%28Stateline.org+RSS+-+Headlines%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Illinois proposed tax increases have stalled

Whew! a jump from 3% to 5.25% and a $1 increase per pack on cigarettes.  Who is surprised that this did not pass?  It is my opinion that we need to increase taxes in my home state, but what about some balance? It is a mix of cutting spending and revenue generation  http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-10/no-sign-of-movement-on-ill-tax-proposal.html

Highest state income tax rates

in pictures and with words  Make sure you click on the count-down with pictures of the top ten, and notice right under the picture that they show the rates and the amounts.  Bill Gates's father is involved in the debate about taxxing the wealthy.  http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/19/tax-rich-bill-gates-personal-finance-highest-state-income-tax-rates-2010.html

The States who file but may not have to pay income tax

http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/26336.html

I thought this map was interesting showing the data on the 50 states, as to who files, but may not have a tax liability.