The Bigger Picture on Who Pays Taxes
The vast majority of Kentuckians (and Americans) who don’t owe federal income taxes are either workers who pay payroll taxes,...
State Must Face Pension Debt
Over the last several years, much of the focus given to Kentucky’s pension system has been on ways to shift new employees into some version of a 401(k)-style retirement plan....
Another Corporate Tax Cut Is Not the Answer
A proposal to change the way Kentucky calculates corporate income taxes for big multistate corporations would be a costly experiment that’s just as likely to harm the state’s economy as...
Pension Issue is Primarily a Revenue Challenge
Over the last several years, much of the focus given to Kentucky’s pension system has been on ways to shift new employees into some version of a 401k-style retirement plan....
New Census Data: 29,000 More Kentuckians Had Health Insurance in 2011
New Census Data: 29,000 More Kentuckians Had Health Insurance in 2011 Affordable Care Act’s Coverage for Young Adults Contributing to this Trend The share of Kentuckians without health insurance dropped...
Increase in Federal Minimum Wage Would Provide Much-Needed Boost to Kentucky Families
An increase in the federal minimum wage to $9.80 an hour would raise wages in Kentucky by $606 million over the next three years and benefit one out of every...
Reducing Federal Deficits Without a Significant Revenue Increase Would Cost Kentucky Billions
Reducing Federal Deficits Without a Significant Revenue Increase Would Cost Kentucky Billions 22% reduction in federal aid to Kentucky under Ryan budget would mean more painful cuts to schools and...
Agenda to Reduce Taxes and Workers’ Rights No Path to Prosperity
Hardly a month goes by without the release of another index supposedly ranking states on their economic competitiveness. One prominent such report comes from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC),...
Kentucky Job Growth Continues To Be Too Slow
Kentucky added only 700 net jobs in June, again failing to produce enough jobs to make a real dent in the employment gap created by the recession. Kentucky needs to...
Report’s Findings Suggest Kentucky’s Business Tax Incentives Not Very Cost-Effective Way to Create Jobs
Put into context, the findings of a consulting group report to the Kentucky legislature suggest that state economic development incentive programs are not a very cost-effective way to create jobs—a...