Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Scott Rothschild: Capitol Briefing, Brownback Active in Promoting Agenda @ Lawrence Journal World

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" ...  The League of Women Voters of Kansas issued a news release critical of Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax-cutting plan as well as two major proposals in a House-Senate conference committee.
All three plans reduce income tax rates and eliminate income taxes on nonwage income for nearly 200,000 businesses.

The League of Women Voters of Kansas cites a study by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy that states the proposals will benefit the wealthy at the expense of low-income Kansans.
Meanwhile, the plans cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state revenue, which will hurt schools, social services and public safety, the league says.  ..." 

Read more at the Lawrence Journal World.

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