Should Hawaii Raise Taxes on the Rich? 

Keli'i Akina & Tom Yamachika on Tax Policy

Hawaii Together with Keli'i Akina, March 29, 2021

Though Hawaii already has a high tax burden, state policymakers are determined to raise taxes with bills such as SB56 and HB58. They say their hikes are aimed at 'the rich', but they’re not looking at the whole economic picture. Tom Yamachika and Kelii Akina discuss state tax policy and the reasons why tax hikes on the rich don’t work in real life the way they do in theory.

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