1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

The flat tax proposal (House Bill 30) is an awful idea. The proposal would not provide any benefits to households with incomes less than six figures while gutting the state’s budget. Librarians and teachers would pay the same tax rate as corporate CEOs and professional athletes who are millionaires. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the bill would cost more than $1 billion — equal to about 11% of the state’s income tax revenue for fiscal year 2024’s General Revenue Fund. Ohio is already struggling to constitutionally fund our public schools, stabilize our failing childcare market, and provide meaningful property tax relief. Instead of addressing those issues, lawmakers would rather continue to shift Ohio’s taxes onto low- and middle-income families. House Bill 30 hurts Ohioans more than it helps. We deserve better.