Testimony & Public Comments

The Buckeye Institute testified before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee on House Bill 333. “House Bill 333 will annul the ‘marriage penalty’ currently wedded to Ohio’s personal state income tax. Nullifying tax penalties and making the tax code fairer for taxpayers is, of course, laudable. Eliminating this particular penalty—and thereby encouraging, rather than discouraging marriage—is especially worthwhile considering the significant correlation between marriage, poverty, and economic growth.”

The Buckeye Institute submitted written testimony to the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee on Senate Bill 226, which outlined the downsides of special interest tax deductions, that narrows the tax base, raises taxes, and offers preferential treatment to special interests. Pointing to a report by the non-partisan Tax Foundation, Buckeye noted that sales tax holidays, “represent more of a gimmick than fundamental reform.”