Political Dysfunction rules in Kansas

[Tom Joad]

Anther failure for "Trickle Down".

When voters in Kansas tossed them the keys to the government in Topeka, the Republican-dominated Kansas legislature and Gov. Sam Brownback went all-in, enacting nearly every policy in the GOP playbook – from sweeping cuts in taxes and spending to aggressive new laws on the party's favorite social issues, like abortion and gun rights.

Four years later, however, the state government is in meltdown, creating a toxic fiscal and political mess that will take years to mop up.

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[Rajoo]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Anther failure for "Trickle Down".




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I hope you read that they are talking about increasing taxes to reduce the deficit. Wait, GOP increasing taxes? Never since Reagan and HWBush. They are looking for an excuse, probably blaming it on all the money they spent on fighting Obamacare, Abortion, Gay marriage. Heck might as well just blame the deficit on Obama. That should get them a few more votes.

[CarlV]

I read the POS wants to jack up the sales tax to fix it. What an idiotic loser.


Carl

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by CarlV

I read the POS wants to jack up the sales tax to fix it. What an idiotic loser.


Carl

I guess that's to give poor people more "skin in the game"

http://m.cjonline.com/news/2015-06-0...-tax#gsc.tab=0

As the Kansas Legislature continues its prolonged search for a solution to the state’s $400 million budget gap, grocers and child nutrition advocates are watching what happens to the state’s sales tax rate for unprepared food.

Most states and the District of Columbia don’t collect sales tax on food and many states that do offer a lower tax rate for food compared to other items. Kansas, however, currently taxes food at the same rate — 6.15 percent — as other consumer goods.

[bobabode]

If 'Tinkle Down' doesn't work then a flat tax scheme is the next "Live Experiment" for the poor wretches still living in 'Bleeding' Kansas?

Isn't Kansas experiencing a net loss of citizens per annum?

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by bobabode

If 'Tinkle Down' doesn't work then a flat tax scheme is the next "Live Experiment" for the poor wretches still living in 'Bleeding' Kansas?

Isn't Kansas experiencing a net loss of citizens per annum?

Man the lifeboats! The captain is an idiot, running the ship onto the rocks like the Costa Concordia.

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[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Man the lifeboats! The captain is an idiot, running the ship onto the rocks like the Costa Concordia.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXnJVkEX8O4

[noonereal]

Originally Posted by BeamOn

I hope you read that they are talking about increasing taxes to reduce the deficit. .

Increasing taxes does not increase revenues, cutting taxes does.

F^ckin' idiots.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Man the lifeboats! The captain is an idiot, running the ship onto the rocks like the Costa Concordia.

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Those nice people of Kansas will come to their senses soon enough.
Those ALEC toads infesting Topeka better watch out once the citizens wake up from the Brownbackistan nightmare...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypW9ptwviRU

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by noonereal

Increasing taxes does not increase revenues, cutting taxes does.

F^ckin' idiots.

I think they know exactly what their policies accomplish.

They make the rich richer and everybody else poorer, and that is what they want.

This Laffer curve bullshit is just a snakeoil sales pitch and they know it.