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Debunking 6 Myths About a Flat Tax 0
- Tax & Spending
- December 27, 2022
States across the country are joining the “Flat Tax Revolution,” in which a tax system with graduated rates based on income is modified so that one, typically lower, tax rate is applied to everyone’s taxable income. A few weeks ago, we discussed some reasons why a flat tax is beneficial, and now, here are six
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Tax Cuts Alongside Truth in Taxation Enhancements In Kansas HB 2597 0
- Tax & Spending
- April 18, 2022
From Iowa to South Dakota, Kansas’s Truth in Taxation legislation from 2021 is being hailed as a model example for property tax reform. The simple fact is that transparency and accountability are central to having a government that respects the rights and well-being of its citizens. HB 2597, is a “trailer bill” to that Truth in
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December 2021 Jobs Report: Less Labor Participation, More Subsidies 0
- Tax & Spending
- January 21, 2022
The December Labor Report from the Kansas Department of Labor shows Kansas gained 2000 private-sector jobs. This is the slowest job growth rate since July at 0.2%, and is a decrease from the updated 0.3% of the previous month. At the same rate of growth that Kansas has experienced since the start of 2021, the
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Subsidies Do Not Equal Economic Growth in Kansas 0
- Tax & Spending
- December 9, 2021
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Lieutenant Governor David Toland have used high investments in Kansas to argue for a booming economy. These claims should be taken with a grain of salt. Much of the investment has been bought through government subsidies in the form of bonds. Schwan’s new pizza plant in Salina is financed by
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Cerner’s Kansas Move Represents the Issues of STAR Bonds 0
- Tax & Spending
- August 13, 2021
Kansas City’s largest private employer Cerner Corporation announced in June that they would be laying off 500 employees as they leave their Village West campus in Wyandotte County, Kansas. They chalk this up to the hybrid work post-pandemic with many employees being relocated across State Line to their Bannister Road campus. Cerner’s decision raises concerns
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