Republicans eye repealing, replacing huge Arizona tax cuts | The China Post, Taiwan

Jan 02, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

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  • Policy Leaning

    14% Somewhat Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    74% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"That includes an increase in the share of income taxes sent to cities from the current 15"
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-14% Liberal
"This really was, in every sense, a budget conversation, Toma said this week."
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18% Conservative
"The acknowledgement to The Associated Press from Rep. Ben Toma and Sen. J.D. Mesnard, key architects of the flat tax proposal and bills that sidestep a tax on the wealthy that voters approved in 2020, comes a week after a judge rejected a challenge to the referendum."
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0% Conservative
"The acknowledgement to The Associated Press from Rep. Ben Toma and Sen. J.D. Mesnard, key architects of the flat tax proposal and bills that sidestep a tax on the wealthy that voters approved in 2020, comes a week after a judge rejected a challenge to the referendum."
Positive
0% Conservative
"Toma noted that getting his flat tax proposal enacted involved a series of agreements to get other Republicans on board."
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-8% Liberal
"A full repeal and replace of the tax cut is on the table, Toma said."
Negative
-12% Liberal
"Mesnard said the combination of the referendum blocking the income tax cuts and the Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 208 will require GOP lawmakers to act."
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-14% Liberal
"On the table is a potential full repeal and replacement of the tax cuts, which will be phased in when revenue targets are met, starting at $1.3 billion this year, Toma and Mesnard said."
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0% Conservative
"On the table is a potential full repeal and replacement of the tax cuts, which will be phased in when revenue targets are met, starting at $1.3 billion this year, Toma and Mesnard said."
Positive
0% Conservative
"So given those two factors, my suggestion would be to repeal it, Mesnard said."
Negative
-28% Liberal
"State revenues continue to soar, with a huge surplus that could approach $2 billion even if the $1.9 billion tax cuts go into effect, Toma said."
Negative
-32% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : That includes an increase in the share of income taxes sent to cities from the current 15% to 18%, a deal that was designed to shield those governments from the state revenue cuts.

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