However, her success has been minimal, although diesel taxes were raised slightly while taxes on gasoline stayed stable for the first time[131].
While giving Michigan's working poor a tax credit does mean a slightly graduated tax rate, income is hardly the only tax that Michigan residents pay.
The married couple also gets some relief on both federal and Social Security taxes, thanks to the slightly lower tax rates associated with joint filing.
That was before the telephone users tax was replaced with a new, slightly lower tax approved by Los Angeles voters seven years ago.
According to Thomas Piketty and Emanuel Saez, between 1960 and 2004 tax rates for the middle quintile went up slightly while tax rates for the top 0.1 percent of families fell by 43 percent.
If the Bush tax cuts expire on income higher than $250,000, the slightly higher tax rate will only apply to income over $250,000 -- not the entire sum of $250,000.
"Treasuries are slightly more tax efficient because they are exempt from city and state taxes, and they trade more easily in large quantities," Mr. Bacanovic said.
Some advisers, including Mr. Shah, say certain types of foreign funds could reduce their tax burden by moving from Mauritius to Singapore, which has a slightly different tax treaty with India.
And he insisted that if the states ended up with slightly different tax rates it would not amount to "double taxation".
The primary tax benefit for most American families who purchase ECE — the non-refundable Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit — increased slightly in tax year 2003 but still provided only modest benefits — on average, a claim of a few hundred dollars per child.
Perhaps their biggest disagreement centers on slightly different tax rates for corporations and investors.
