Questão FC170995
Iowa, a small midwestern state, finds itself in the national economic spotlight. For conservative commentators, Iowa has emerged as America’s tax-cutting champion, a paragon of fis
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CEBRASPE (CESPE) · 2024
Either way, Iowa is playing an outsized role in a bigger debate about how American states ought to manage their revenues and spending. Until a few years ago it had one of the highest income-tax rates in America. By 2026 it will be down to a flat tax of 3.9%. Iowa is far from alone. Some 25 states have cut individual income taxes over the past years. A handful, including Georgia and Idaho, are shifting to a flat tax. And a few others want to eliminate their income taxes altogether.
Virtually all states, regardless of political make-up, have lowered their citizens’ tax bills since 2021. Overall, this has been a rough decline in states’ tax revenues during this time, the steepest such reduction in at least four decades. But the most aggressive moves have been cuts to income taxes, and Iowa has been at the forefront of these efforts.
The Economist. A tax-cutting wave is sweeping over America’s states.
Internet: <https://www.economist.com> (adapted).
According to the text, the tax policy of the state of Iowa is seen by some as being too heavy on taxpayers.
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Comentário: A afirmação está errada porque, de acordo com o texto, a política fiscal do estado de Iowa é vista por alguns como um exemplo de responsabilidade fiscal e um modelo de cortes de impostos, não como algo excessivamente pesado para os contribuintes. Embora existam críticas à sua abordagem, o texto destaca que Iowa é considerada uma campeã em cortes de impostos, o que implica que a carga tributária está sendo reduzida, ao invés de ser considerada pesada.
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