Tax & Spending

Media revisits Brownback and Laffer derangement syndrome to oppose tax relief 0
- Tax & Spending
- November 28, 2022
Legislators are preparing to give Kansans some much-needed tax relief in 2023, and that is triggering the Brownback and Laffer derangement syndrome that struck the media about a decade ago. Much of what was written about Governor Sam Brownback’s tax relief effort was inaccurate or skewed to fit political agendas, and that is still trueREAD MORE
Viva la Flat Tax Revolution!0
- Tax & Spending
- November 23, 2022
In their November 2022 Revenue Estimate Report, the Consensus Estimating Group increased their estimate for FY 2023 state general fund receipts by 22.6% compared to April’s estimate, which equates to $9.7 billion total for the fiscal year. At the same time, the actual revenue intake for FY 2022 decreased by 10.6% compared to the estimates
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Kansas still below pre-pandemic job numbers despite private job growth 0
- Tax & Spending
- November 18, 2022
Kansas is still 6,500 jobs below January 2020 levels despite private job growth in October 2022. While 27 other states across the country have fully recovered to their pre-pandemic job levels. Combined with a record-low labor force participation rate, Kansas still has a lot of room to improve its economy. In October, Kansas gained 8,000
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Kansas keeps getting duped by economic development schemes 0
- Tax & Spending
- November 9, 2022
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Kansas elected officials keep getting duped by economic development schemes, with politicians of both parties willing to give out hundreds of millions of dollars with poor oversight. Wichita and Coffey County are currently competing for a megaproject by Integra Technologies, with details about
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Inaccurate revenue estimates aren’t a sign for more spending 0
- Tax & Spending
- November 1, 2022
Kansas’s spending season is on the horizon, and the state’s tax revenue will play a big part in determining how much taxpayer money is spent by Topeka. The latest data continue the streak of breaking revenue estimates, but shouldn’t be interpreted as a reason for big spending. In October 2022, the state of Kansas took
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Kansas needs more accurate tax revenue estimates 0
- Tax & Spending
- October 24, 2022
Most Kansans have probably heard claims recently about the state’s “booming” economy. Aside from the false claims that massive government mega-subsidies equal economic growth (they don’t) or that the state’s job market is thriving (Kansas is now in a minority of states that haven’t recovered their pre-pandemic jobs), it’s easy to look at Kansas continually
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