Topic: taxes
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Urban Wonk
Do D.C. Residents Pay More Taxes Than Their Neighbors?
Middle class families don't, but low-income people might be better off in the suburbs.
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Charts
The Stark Geographic Inequality of the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction
A small number of coastal cities get the bulk of the benefit.
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Charts
How Our Current Tax System Is Failing Cities
Levying fees on income and property just isn't working anymore. Cities need to be able to charge people who commute in.
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How Nonprofits Can End Up Becoming a Drain on City Budgets
Municipal governments can't sit idly by while tax-exempt organizations get services for free.
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Charts
To Fix Municipal Finances, States Need to Back Off
Many cities are powerless when it comes to controlling the money in their coffers. Here's how to fix that.
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Charts
Why All Those New Fees Your City Is Charging Are Likely Permanent
Cash-strapped local governments overwhelmingly turned to fees instead of raising taxes in recent years. And they like them.
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Maps
The Geography of the 47%
The states with the highest share of tax non-payers may actually contain the very conservative votes that Romney needs.
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Democracy in America
Infrastructure, Tourism and Taxes: The Proposed New Orleans 'Hospitality Zone'
New Orleans wants to tax its tourist areas, but can't agree on how.
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Charts
The Stingy Cities That Kick In the Least To Social Security
We're looking at you, Manhattan.
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Charts
Why Do We Tax Car-Sharing Like It's Liquor or Cigarettes?
Taxes on quick car-share trips run as high as 60 percent.
