{"id":5108,"date":"2019-04-15T16:21:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T16:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/irwin\/?p=5108"},"modified":"2019-04-15T16:21:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T16:21:31","slug":"sen-irwin-introduces-tax-bills-to-lift-working-class-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/irwin\/2019\/04\/15\/sen-irwin-introduces-tax-bills-to-lift-working-class-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Irwin introduces tax bills to lift working class wages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING \u2014 Sen.<strong>&nbsp;Jeff Irwin<\/strong>&nbsp;(D\u2013Ann Arbor) is sponsoring legislation to reform Michigan\u2019s tax laws to benefit low- and middle-income families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter eight years of Republican control in Lansing, we have a tax code written for, and by, the wealthy,\u201d Sen. Irwin said. \u201cLow- and middle-income Michigan taxpayers need relief and that\u2019s why I\u2019ve introduced tax changes to lessen the burden on the people who our economy depends on: Workers and consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Irwin has introduced legislation to reshape Michigan\u2019s flawed tax system.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Bill 107<\/a>&nbsp;would raise the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, from 6 to 30%, saving the average low-income family approximately more than $500 a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are too many families in Michigan who are struggling to make ends meet while wealthy individuals and corporations buy yachts, fancy cars, and unscrupulous politicians with their tax breaks,\u201d Sen. Irwin said. \u201cIt\u2019s time we make a tax system in Michigan that supports the people who are living paycheck-to-paycheck, rather than those who are more worried about which luxury car they\u2019ll drive today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Sen. Irwin has introduced&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2019-SJR-D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate Joint Resolution D,<\/a>&nbsp;which would provide the structure for a graduated income tax in Michigan, placing the burden of funding government more squarely on those who benefit most from the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan is one of only eight states that uses a flat income tax and offers one of the lowest percentages of the federal EITC. As many working families submit their tax returns today, they pay a greater percentage of their income on state and local taxes than higher-income individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senate Bill 107 and Senate Joint Resolution D have both been referred to the Senate Finance Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;Jeff Irwin&nbsp;(D\u2013Ann Arbor) is sponsoring legislation to reform Michigan\u2019s tax laws to benefit low- and middle-income families. \u201cAfter eight years of Republican control in Lansing, we have a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sen. 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