Kansas Governor wants to raise taxes…on the poor. Big surprise...

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Republican Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said Thursday afternoon that he advocates moving to a consumption tax to fund state government.

In a rare news conference, Brownback extolled the value of income tax cuts that he signed into law in 2012 and 2013.

While the governor remains committed to the income tax cuts even in the face of a massive budget deficit, he preferred moving to higher consumption taxes.

“I still want to get away from the income tax,” Brownback told reporters. “Over time, I would like to see us move toward the consumption basket of taxes.”

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/government-politics/article17239925.html#storylink=cpy

[edhopper]

1. Good

it's the poor republicans who kept him in office.
Maybe they will wake up.

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. Kansans can just go shop in KCMO.

Unless you can't afford a car or gas money.

What a creep.

[n2doc]

3. Exactly. If they have transportation options

Not so simple if one lives in the middle of the state and doesn't have gas money. However I would bet that the ones that can avoid paying the sales taxes are heavily tilted towards middle and upper classes.

[Dont call me Shirley]

4. Plus the mid-upper classes can afford to shop online.

I wouldn't doubt for a second retailers in KS will see this as an opportunity to raise consumer prices too. They have the poor and working poor trapped. It's immoral.

[Sherman A1]

5. What

a wonderful idea.....

[Downwinder]

6. Kansas really is OZ.