SCRANTON TIMES-TRIBUNE: A proposal by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf to overhaul the state income tax means grappling with a 4-decade-old issue: making a progressive tax constitutional.
Mr. Wolf has said the tax needs to be restructured so that the wealthier pay more and middle-income and lower-income taxpayers pay less. It’s part of an overall strategy to boost state financial support for public schools.
This strategy includes enacting a 5 percent severance tax on natural gas production as a first priority along with closing more of the Delaware loophole on state business taxes and changes to the charter school system… (more)
