Updated on August 28, 2015 by South Carolina Policy Council
SAME BAD ARGUMENT, DIFFERENT TAX It is a long held view among many elected officials that the only thing preventing exemplary achievements for students in state run schools is insufficient funding. If funding goes up without any apparent results, it simply means funding has not gone up enough. Recently, individuals of this mindset in South …
As we’ve reported in the past, South Carolina’s tax rates are among the least competitive in the nation. Middle class families pay an inordinately high top rate, manufacturers are crippled by the state’s property tax (one of the highest in the nation), and our state’s byzantine system of exemptions keeps sales tax artificially high. And …
Legislative leaders are claiming that South Carolina “has the lowest state taxes in the nation.” If only it were true. Unfortunately the claim confuses tax collections and tax rates. It’s true that the state collects fewer dollars – but those who pay taxes, pay at higher rates.
Tag: Property Taxes
ANALYSIS: Imposing a Statewide Property Tax
Updated on August 28, 2015 by South Carolina Policy Council
SAME BAD ARGUMENT, DIFFERENT TAX It is a long held view among many elected officials that the only thing preventing exemplary achievements for students in state run schools is insufficient funding. If funding goes up without any apparent results, it simply means funding has not gone up enough. Recently, individuals of this mindset in South …
Category: Budget, Education, Research, Taxes & Regulation Tags: Educational Performance, K-12 education, Property Taxes, School Choice
The House Tax Plan: True Reform or Something Else?
Updated on May 23, 2012 by South Carolina Policy Council
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As we’ve reported in the past, South Carolina’s tax rates are among the least competitive in the nation. Middle class families pay an inordinately high top rate, manufacturers are crippled by the state’s property tax (one of the highest in the nation), and our state’s byzantine system of exemptions keeps sales tax artificially high. And …
Category: Research Tags: Corporate Taxes, Income Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes
Our Tax Burden: The Nation’s Best – or Worst?
Updated on January 23, 2013 by South Carolina Policy Council
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Legislative leaders are claiming that South Carolina “has the lowest state taxes in the nation.” If only it were true. Unfortunately the claim confuses tax collections and tax rates. It’s true that the state collects fewer dollars – but those who pay taxes, pay at higher rates.
Category: Taxes & Regulation Tags: Corporate Taxes, Income Taxes, Property Taxes