Many Americans pay more in state and local taxes than in federal income taxes, and states use tax policy to further their own social and economic policy goals. Our experts analyze the interaction of federal, state, and local tax and budget policies (as well as cross-state variation in taxes) and scrutinize their fairness and efficiency.
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