ATRA in the News: Miscellaneous
Kevin McCarthy of the Arizona Tax Research Association said Adams' advocacy was admirable, but his quick reaction to the flat tax's negative reception showed a well-tuned political ear.
Kevin McCarthy of the Arizona Tax Research Association agreed. "People have a tendency to characterize him as a strident partisan," McCarthy said. Although staunchly conservative, Burns has a pragmatic streak, the longtime Capitol lobbyist said.
The Census Bureau figures aroused the suspicions of the indispensable fiscal sleuths at the Arizona Tax Research Association. So, they started digging into the data's details. They found that Arizona's figures were missing huge sums of money. The state education sales-tax revenue wasn't included.
Kevin McCarthy of the Arizona Tax Research Association said he expects taxable tobacco sales to plummet. Increased prices have driven consumers to buy more cigarettes from businesses on American Indian reservations with low tax rates and on the Internet from businesses located in areas with lower levies, McCarthy said.