The 10 States Taxing The Poor Most: 24/7 Wall St.

the effort to reduce taxes on the poor has stalled, according to the CBPP. In 2011, no new states exempted working-poor families of four — the benchmark family unit used in the study — from income taxes. Worst still, in almost all 15 states, these taxes have increased. Full Story »

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by Randy Morrow - Apr. 15, 2012

15 states still tax families with incomes that are at, or below, the federal poverty line — currently $23,018.

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