{"224441":{"#nid":"224441","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Politicians Must Win Back Trust Before Tax Reform","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/ries\u0022\u003EChristine Ries\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eprofessor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Economics,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewas invited to testify to the Fair Tax Study Committee empanneled last week by Senator Judson Hill. \u0026nbsp;In the first of three meetings, as the lead presenter, Dr. Ries presented a critical analysis of Georgia tax reform initiatives in the last five years, especially those issue raised while she served on the Special Council for Tax Reform and Fairness in 2010. \u0026nbsp;Dr. Ries described the fundamentals of pro-growth tax reform packages and the political concerns that challenge such reforms. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShe also explained that politicians will need to earn back the trust of voters before they can expect to be successful with any new tax reform initiatives, and she\u0026nbsp;described her model\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.taxreformthegame.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.taxreformthegame.com\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;This is a web-interfaced simulator, actively used by legislators and available to the public, that creates simulation of the effects of various blends of tax reform components. \u0026nbsp;Additionally, she described the ongoing efforts at tax reform in other states and the likely impact on Georgia\u0027s competitiveness at attracting new business to the state. \u0026nbsp;This is the subject of her capstone course for Georgia Tech majors in economics. \u0026nbsp;Sources: \u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8Rjq3-xMXQk\u0026amp;feature=c4-overview\u0026amp;list=UU4uOlfbFbDHf2h6wCgOEDxQ\u0022\u003EGeorgia Public Policy Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EJuly 17, 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/atlanta\/print-edition\/2013\/07\/26\/georgia-lawmakers-eyeing-income-tax-cuts.html\u0022\u003EThe Atlanta Business Chronicle\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EJuly 26, 2013. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContent Type:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;external_news\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESubmitted By:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca title=\u0022My Account\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/users\/cwoodring3\u0022\u003EClaire Woodring\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/faculty\/bio\/ries\u0022\u003EChristine Ries\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eprofessor in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Economics,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Ewas invited to testify to the Fair Tax Study Committee empanneled last week by Senator Judson Hill. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27848","created_gmt":"2013-07-24 09:46:24","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:34","author":"Claire Woodring","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-07-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-07-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65466":{"id":"65466","type":"image","title":"Christine Ries","body":null,"created":"1449176831","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:11","changed":"1475894579","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:59","alt":"Christine Ries","file":{"fid":"193224","name":"final_portraits_mckitrick_001__main_public.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/final_portraits_mckitrick_001__main_public.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/final_portraits_mckitrick_001__main_public.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":8105653,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/final_portraits_mckitrick_001__main_public.jpg?itok=p1l-9WAZ"}}},"media_ids":["65466"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?feature=c4-overview\u0026list=UU4uOlfbFbDHf2h6wCgOEDxQ\u0026v=8Rjq3-xMXQk","title":"Politicians Must Win Back Trust Before Tax Reform"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"602","name":"economics"},{"id":"11690","name":"tax reform"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChristine Ries\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9541\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:christine.ries@econ.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Echristine.ries@econ.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}