- Tax the poor! States raise sales, cigarette taxes: "These days, states are looking to balance their budgets by raising taxes that hit the poor hardest." http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/23/news/economy/sales-tax-increase/index.html?iid=hp-stack-dom 289 comments politics
- States where taxes hit the poor hardest: "These top regressive states earn their ranking primarily because they do not -- with the exception of Illinois -- have an income tax, and instead rely heavily on sales taxes for much of their state and local revenue." http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/15/pf/taxes/poor-state-taxes/index.html?iid=hp_ln 4 comments politics