Fremont Tribune on Oct 2: Data should drive tax discussion
OpenSky Policy Institute believes good data and quality public discourse are the best ways to create state policies that benefit all Nebraskans. These are at the heart of all of our work, and we hope that data and dialogue will be at the heart of the state’s tax debate, too, because if Nebraska pursues the right tax reforms now, the state and its economy will benefit for years to come.
Some of the policies the Legislature’s Tax Modernization Committee is considering have the potential to help average Nebraskans and other policies will do the opposite. Policy analysts at OpenSky Policy Institute have spent years collecting the data, and here’s what we know will work for Nebraska and what won’t.
Property tax reductions are in order. A steady stream of Nebraskans turned out at public hearings of the Legislature’s Tax Modernization Committee last week and said that lower property taxes would help their communities, and we couldn’t agree more. If we work to lower local property taxes by providing more state assistance to local governments, we can give real help to Nebraska families.