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Taxpayer-funded lobbying by local political subdivisions can take two main forms: direct and association. [12] [13] [14] In the first type, local political subdivisions of the state, such as, cities, counties, and school districts, use public funds to contract directly with a lobbyist to lobby on their behalf at the state or federal legislature.
Most corporations do not hire lobbyists. [4] One study found that the actual number of firms which do lobbying regularly is fewer than 300, and that the percent of firms engaged in lobbying was 10% from 1998 to 2006, [28] and that they were "mainly large, rich firms getting in on the fun."
This is a table of the total federal tax revenue by state, federal district, and territory collected by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Gross Collections indicates the total federal tax revenue collected by the IRS from each U.S. state , the District of Columbia , and Puerto Rico .
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The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association is known for its strong support of Proposition 13, [8] which was approved by California voters in June 1978. Proposition 13 significantly limited real property tax increases for California homeowners and businesses. The association opposes taxes on California persons and businesses.
Is California’s tax burden worse than in Texas or Florida?
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[6] [13] [71] In 2010, NPR reported that tax records showed that corporations had collectively paid as much as $6 million a year to ALEC. [138] ALEC's total revenue in 2011 was $9 million. [71] In 2010, ALEC received $100,000 each from AT&T, Allergan, and RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company to be named as "president level" sponsors at its annual ...