Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform was in Mississippi this week in support of our efforts to abolish the state income tax.
Grover met many political leaders and gave evidence to the legislative committee looking into the question of income tax abolition.
Abolishing state income tax would mean:
Workers get to keep more of what they earn each month. Instead of handing over $1 out of every $20 they make in their pay packet to the state of Mississippi, they would get to decide how to spend that money on their priorities and families.
A boost for Mississippi’s competitiveness. Having a state income tax makes Mississippi a less attractive place to do business, which is why so many young Mississippians move to states like Tennessee, Texas and Florida, states with low or no state income tax.
There are, however, competing ideas about the best way to axe the income tax. Some are proposing to abolish income tax by increasing other taxes. Others have suggested that we phase out income tax using some of the $1 billion surplus in the state budget.
The Mississippi Center for Public Policy is working to ensure that we find agreement so that the income tax is eliminated, and taxes go down, not up. It was great to have Grover, one of the key architects of successful tax reduction programs, come to Mississippi to encourage and support our efforts.
Warm Regards,
Douglas Carswell
President & CEO
Mississippi has experienced an overall population decrease over the last ten years. An income tax repeal could help turn that around and bring growth back to our great state.
Abolishing Mississippi's state income tax would mean a boost in the state competitiveness and workers would get to keep more of what they earn each month.
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