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Income Tax Increases from Inflation Lose Kansans Wealth 0
- Tax & Spending
- June 6, 2022
Pay increases for Kansan families were undermined over the past year by inflation, causing a loss on average as changes in salaries failed to keep up with big price increases. At the same time, Kansas state income tax increased from inflation-drive wage increases. From April 2021 to April 2022, Kansans’ average nominal weekly earnings increased
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Kelly’s Tax Council proposes higher taxes, more spending 0
- Tax & Spending
- April 20, 2022
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s Council on Tax Reform recently released their final report and the message is clear: higher taxes to pay for more spending. Spending has jumped 24% since 2018 under Kelly and is more than $2 billion higher than if adjusted for inflation since 1995. The Tax Council she assembled is continuing this
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Don’t Let High Inflation Hurt Taxpayers Through Bracket Creep 0
- Tax & Spending
- November 15, 2021
Kansans are currently feeling the effect of high inflation everywhere: the gas pump, the grocery store, favorite restaurants, etc. But one place you may not think about inflation is when it comes to tax brackets. Indeed, the phenomenon of bracket creep due to Kansas’ income tax policies may lead to higher taxes on top of
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