These Six Blue States Cut Taxes in 2014

The Daily Caller ^ | 12-17-14 | Rachel Stoltzfoos

[ThethoughtsofGreg]

Fourteen states cut taxes in 2014, including six traditionally blue states, according to a new report by the American Legislative Exchange Council.

To make the group’s list, a state must substantially lower taxes at the state level in a broad and neutral manner that does not pick winners and losers, and is not offset by other tax increases. 2014 includes the blue states of New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Maryland.

“The types of tax changes that were passed in 2014 suggest that many states are setting the stage for broader and more fundamental tax changes in the 2015 legislative session,” co-author Jonathan Williams, director of the ALEC Center for State Fiscal Reform, said in a statement.

[Sacajaweau]

Here in NYS, I believe there were over 90 NEW taxes in 2012-2013.

[BigEdLB]

If you remember who was the governor of Michigan and Wisconsin in 2014, and you have an answer why taxes were cut.

[TBP]

Maryland? No. We've had 40! tax increses in eight years.

[TBP]

Maryland? No. We've had 40! tax increses in eight years.

[TBP]

Maryland? No. We've had 40! tax increases in eight years.

[dartuser]

... including the tax on rain!

[Tenacious 1]

Is that 40 taxes increases or 120?

[Gay State Conservative]

Our outgoing Governor,the affirmative action Deval “Coupe Deval” Patrick,has made it clear that he has Presidential ambitions.Of course he'll bolster his argument that he should be President by boasting of the huge tax increases he's enacted in the Gay State.

[Wills_Dad]

Minnesota cut taxes? State runs on a 2-year budget cycle. year 1 - DFL (democrats) raised taxes by $2.1B. Year 2 - they cut taxes by $400M.

Yep. They cut taxes.

[TurboZamboni]

Also, they always count not getting an increase they asked for as a ‘cut’.