Hawaii Tax Fairness

#HITaxFairness is a coalition of organizations that endorse the principle that, for many #Hawaii families, the key to self-sufficiency is letting them keep more of what they earn by creating a more equitable #TaxSystem. hitaxfairness.org/about #TaxPolicy #PublicPolicy

Join us on Sat., Nov., 23, 2024, 9 a.m.–4 p.m., at Church of the Crossroads, for a FREE community #CommunityOrganizing training. Register: bit.ly/PeoplePowerTra… Lunch provided 💪 #PeoplePower #PeopleFirst #OrganizeToWin #FundOurFuture #Politics #Hawaii #SystemsChange

Honolulu Empty Homes Tax Proposal Advances: The bill was amended to earn the support of short-term rental owners. dlvr.it/TDhSFM #HInews

Honolulu's severe #HousingCrisis is being exacerbated by a growing trend of vacant homes purchased as investments by non-residents. To reverse this trend, we recommend a flat tax of 3–5% on empty homes. hiappleseed.org/press-releases…

Promising trends for families across the nation, but many continue to feel the lasting effects of widespread unemployment during the pandemic, a rising cost of living, and inadequate government assistance. #Census #Poverty #ChildTaxCredit hiappleseed.org/blog/census-po…

Mahalo @CivilBeat for covering one of our signature products: the Budget Primer! Every biennium, the state plans its spending through a budget. The budget can be very hard to decipher! Our primer is a “major step toward enlightenment,” says the Blog. civilbeat.org/2024/09/the-su…

Hawaiʻi Appleseed turns 20 years old this year, and the organization is celebrating two decades of advocacy for a Hawaiʻi in which everyone can meet their basic needs while living happy, healthy and creative lives. hiappleseed.org/press-releases…

“Affordable & stable places to live, free from fear of an eviction, are fundamental for a healthy community. Hawai‘i & other states need to work not only on building more housing but also on creating protections for tenants in the aftermath of disasters.” bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

"The legislature should be proactive in the 2025 session. The alternative to cutting taxes is to cut services. Research shows that the most productive public investments are in infrastructure and “human capital”—medical care, education and job training." staradvertiser.com/2024/08/06/edi…

📣 @GovTimWalz believes a strong economy relies on supporting families, public investment, and fair markets that work for consumers and small biz. He’s led on: ✅ The boldest state #CTC ✅ Supporting the Right to Repair ✅ Banning non-competes & junk fees And much more!

The tax contributions of undocumented immigrants in Hawaiʻi could increase to as much as $194.4M if they were given official work authorization. Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation should join the call to allow work permits for these community members. hiappleseed.org/blog/hardworki…

A new report from @iteptweets lifts up the significant economic contributions undocumented immigrants make to our government through the taxes they pay. The technicality of their work status not only burdens them, but also limits their economic potential. hiappleseed.org/blog/hardworki…

Sales taxes inevitably require a larger share of income from low- and middle-income families. Colorado could instead raise up to $233 million through a mansion tax, which would only affect the wealthiest in the state. itep.org/states-should-…

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Last minute changes to the bill, made without public scrutiny, will increase its cost by nearly eight-fold, while higher-income households will get a far bigger benefit than those struggling to make ends meet. #FundOurFuture hiappleseed.org/blog/the-big-b…

“The cost of the tax cuts concerns some advocates. An analysis by @iteptweets estimated an initial annual revenue loss of $656 million, that balloons to close to $1.5 billion by 2030. That's about 10% of the state's total budget.” hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/202…

Celebrate International Workers Day with the Defend and Respect Hawaiʻi’s Workers Coalition. Wed., May 1st; gather at 9:30AM at Fort Street Mall, where we will begin our march to the Capitol. From Palestine to Hawaiʻi, WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE. RSVP: bit.ly/hwcmayday

A letter to the editor in today’s Star-Advertiser that nails the issue with the Estate Tax giveaway bill, HB2653. #FundOurFuture staradvertiser.com/2024/04/18/edi…

As multi-millionaire business owners continue to blatantly lie about the purpose of HB2653, penning ludicrous op-eds that invent entirely ridiculous scenarios to try and justify an obvious money grab by the wealthiest 0.2%, we are glad to finally have some facts out there:

“We do not need more tax loopholes and bigger tax breaks; we need to simply pay our fair share of taxes.”