Republican Tax Cut Experiment Ends w/Largest Tax Increase In State’s History

[2aguy]

No....the schools wasted money......go into your schools and see how much waste, fraud and abuse there is......they have more money than they can waste, steal or lose.........and then they cry for more money to waste, steal or lose.....

Half out property taxes goes to education. And they've been building like mad here with houses squeezed into small lots. That's got to be a LOT OF ******* MONEY! How much more do they need to make ends meet, while 3rd world countries are kicking our asses in academics?

Liberals are insane.

Liberals are insane

Actually Iceweasel, the correct clinical term would be that liberals are batshit crazy.......

 

[Stephanie]

Since when does it bother a liberal/commie because taxes were raised?

this article is such garbage and really no ones business unless you live there

that's all. go dump on the state you all live in and are helping to bring down into the gutter

the people in Kansas will take care of their state

 

[2aguy]

Since when does it bother a liberal/commie because taxes were raised?

this article is such garbage and really no ones business unless you live there

that's all. go dump on the state you all live in and are helping to bring down into the gutter

the people in Kansas will take care of their state

At least with consumption taxes you can avoid them by not buying things.....and if the Kansas government is in a hole...they obviously had to fix things.....and it is taking republicans to fix them....the democrats...would spend and spend and tax and tax on everything, not just a sales tax.....Kansas has to fix their problems not avoid them....I live in Illinois...the next detroit....and the democrats have ruined this state...it is a dead state walking........there is no tax increase that will solve our problem...cuts are coming...and they will be deep....they are even thinking of simply not paying obligations to pensions....we'll see how much the teachers unions like that idea......

 

[Stephanie]

Since when does it bother a liberal/commie because taxes were raised?

this article is such garbage and really no ones business unless you live there

that's all. go dump on the state you all live in and are helping to bring down into the gutter

the people in Kansas will take care of their state

At least with consumption taxes you can avoid them by not buying things.....and if the Kansas government is in a hole...they obviously had to fix things.....and it is taking republicans to fix them....the democrats...would spend and spend and tax and tax on everything, not just a sales tax.....Kansas has to fix their problems not avoid them....I live in Illinois...the next detroit....and the democrats have ruined this state...it is a dead state walking........there is no tax increase that will solve our problem...cuts are coming...and they will be deep....they are even thinking of simply not paying obligations to pensions....we'll see how much the teachers unions like that idea......

Kansas was in bad shape when Brownback came into office. At least they aren't completely falling apart yet like the Democrat run places : Detroit, Baltimore, Chicago, etc

 

[2aguy]

It is the usual pattern? The democrats destroy an economy, and then the Republicans have to come in, do the actual hardwork...and then the democrats get elected and wreck it again....the democrats get the credit for spending, the Republicans catch the blame as they make hard choices to fix things.......

it is good to be a democrat....they are never held responsible......

 

[Stephanie]

It is the usual pattern? The democrats destroy an economy, and then the Republicans have to come in, do the actual hardwork...and then the democrats get elected and wreck it again....the democrats get the credit for spending, the Republicans catch the blame as they make hard choices to fix things.......

it is good to be a democrat....they are never held responsible......

The people pretty much prefer a Republican to run their state it seems

last I checked there was: 31 Republican Governors and 18 Democrat Governors.

so politicuausa, the Nyslimes and whoever else need not worry their wee heads over Kansas

 

[occupied]

Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State - Forbes
Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State


This week, Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) ran an editorial declaring that the tax cut Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and the state legislature passed in 2012 “is working.” Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Kansas and Utah are tied for first when it comes to state job growth estimates.

Here are the highlights from the report:

• For the first two months of the year, Kansas increased its non-farm jobs by 9,500 and the private sector added 9,000 jobs for March.
• In a state-to-state comparison, Kansas placed 2nd in private-sector jobs growth in February.
• Private-sector jobs from February 2014 to February 2015 grew by 21,200 — one of the most significant increases in the country.
• Kansas surpassed all neighboring states except Colorado in private job gains over the year.

• In private-sector hourly wages, Kansas beat all neighboring states except Nebraska.
• Private-sector hourly wage estimates for January were revised upward, showing that Kansas gained 3.4% rather than 3.2% in hourly pay.
• In month of February, Kansas hit a new record in hourly wage gains of 61 cents an hour.
• Kansans are making an average of $25.52 more each week, while only having to work an average of 12 minutes longer.”
• Compared to February last year, Kansas City, Kansas’s private sector average hourly wages were higher than in Kansas City, Missouri by 55 cents.
• Unrelated to February data, Kansas has one of the highest employment-to-population ratios in the U.S., at 65.2%.

They had to end the school year early because they did not fund them adequately, that is nothing like prosperous.

No....the schools wasted money......go into your schools and see how much waste, fraud and abuse there is......they have more money than they can waste, steal or lose.........and then they cry for more money to waste, steal or lose.....

Well it seems education funds were wasted on you. Trying to get republicans to invest in the future is a hopeless mission.

 

[2aguy]

Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State - Forbes
Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State


This week, Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) ran an editorial declaring that the tax cut Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and the state legislature passed in 2012 “is working.” Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Kansas and Utah are tied for first when it comes to state job growth estimates.

Here are the highlights from the report:

• For the first two months of the year, Kansas increased its non-farm jobs by 9,500 and the private sector added 9,000 jobs for March.
• In a state-to-state comparison, Kansas placed 2nd in private-sector jobs growth in February.
• Private-sector jobs from February 2014 to February 2015 grew by 21,200 — one of the most significant increases in the country.
• Kansas surpassed all neighboring states except Colorado in private job gains over the year.

• In private-sector hourly wages, Kansas beat all neighboring states except Nebraska.
• Private-sector hourly wage estimates for January were revised upward, showing that Kansas gained 3.4% rather than 3.2% in hourly pay.
• In month of February, Kansas hit a new record in hourly wage gains of 61 cents an hour.
• Kansans are making an average of $25.52 more each week, while only having to work an average of 12 minutes longer.”
• Compared to February last year, Kansas City, Kansas’s private sector average hourly wages were higher than in Kansas City, Missouri by 55 cents.
• Unrelated to February data, Kansas has one of the highest employment-to-population ratios in the U.S., at 65.2%.

They had to end the school year early because they did not fund them adequately, that is nothing like prosperous.

No....the schools wasted money......go into your schools and see how much waste, fraud and abuse there is......they have more money than they can waste, steal or lose.........and then they cry for more money to waste, steal or lose.....

Well it seems education funds were wasted on you. Trying to get republicans to invest in the future is a hopeless mission.

I guess you are just dumb.....I live in a democrat run state.....they don't "invest" in the future....they spend and spend and spend and destroy the future...there is no future in this state because of the spending of democrats....this state is dead.....there is no way they can tax their way out of the mess.....living responsibly is investing in the future, moron...and democrats don't do that........

 

[Misty]

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Republican Tax Cut Experiment Ends w/Largest Tax Increase In State’s History. The Republican led state kept the tax cuts they gave away to the high incomers and passed the revenue shortfall on to the most vulnerable - IOW's Kansas' middle class and poor just lost a big chunk of what's left of their discretionary spending.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/08/republican-controlled-kansas-senate-passes-largest-tax-increase-states-history.html

Republican Controlled Kansas Senate Passes Largest Tax Increase In State’s History

Keith Brekhus
Monday, June, 8th, 2015

On Sunday evening, the Republican-controlled Kansas Senate passed a 471 million dollar tax increase. If the measure passes the Kansas House on Monday and is then signed into law by Governor Sam Brownback, it will become the largest tax increase in Kansas’ history.

Senate support for the tax increase is a clear sign that the Brownback tax cuts that were supposed to stimulate the economy, have failed so miserably, that even Tea Party Republicans have resigned themselves to supporting a massive tax increase. However, the Senate did not opt to restore higher income tax rates for the wealthy, but instead they decided to fill the state’s gaping budget hole by raising regressive taxes which pass the burden onto the poor.

The Senate bill, which passed on a close 21-17 vote, would raise the state sales tax from 6.15 percent to 6.55 percent. The cigarette tax would jump from .79 cents a pack to a 1.29 a pack. The measure would also lower deductions for property taxes, charitable contributions and home mortgage interest.

The bill protects the zero income tax rate for many owners of limited-liability companies, corporate farms and large corporations. However, it eliminates sales tax rebates on food for poor families, the elderly and people with disabilities.

So while Senate Republicans have finally come to grips with the failure of the Brownback tax cuts, their solution is not to make billionaires like Charles Koch, who still claims residency in Wichita, pay a higher tax rate. Instead they have decided to tackle the state’s budget crisis by raising the price of food for the poor, disabled and elderly.

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If the Senate bill becomes law, low and middle-income Republican voters in Kansas will become the proud owners of an “anti-tax Governor and anti-tax legislature” that passed the largest tax increase in the state’s history. To add insult to injury, they will also have the dubious honor of paying for that tax increase so that the state’s aristocracy can keep their precious tax cuts. If not for the fact that some of those people will endure real suffering, the whole charade would be almost comical.
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These are the taxes that will be raised. Another partisan hack article. The liberals in California did the same thing yet no one said a word.

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• The sales tax increases to 6.55 percent from 6.15 percent.
• The cigarette tax will go up by 50 cents each pack, bringing the total tax to $1.29.
• The food tax will drop on July 1, 2016. However, it will be 6.55 percent until that time.
• Most itemized deductions on state income taxes are repealed.
• Reduced deductions for property taxes, charitable contributions and mortgage interest.
• There's a property tax lid for cities and counties.
• A new school voucher program that will provide tax credits to those who donate funds for private and religious schools.
• $24 million on taxes for business owners.

 

[mikegriffith1]

More liberal distortion and falsehood about a red state whose economy is doing very well (better than the national average in most categories).

Since a state cannot print money out of thin air and has limited borrowing power, the only way a state can address a budget deficit is to cut spending or raise taxes or a mix of both.

And, by the way, the final bill passed by the Senate DOES increase taxes on business owners, but not by the amount the Democrats wanted. Brownback, to his credit, said he would veto any bill that raised taxes on businesses by more than $24 million in any given year.

The bill also includes the following provisions, which you would never guess to read the hit-job OP:

• A one-time tax amnesty to run from September 1 to October 15 for any taxes unpaid as of December 31, 2013, expected to generate $30 million.
• Exempts low-income individuals from the income tax, defined as single filers with income below $5,000 and joint filers with income below $12,500. Expected to reduce revenues by $19 million when it takes effect in FY 2017.
• Requires voter approval for cities and counties to spend property tax revenues above the rate of inflation, unless the funds were used for new infrastructure, certain bonds and interest, special assessments, costs associated with federal or state mandates, or payments of judgments.

The claim that the Brownback tax cuts have not stimulated the KS economy is a lie and has been refuted on this board. In most categories--including unemployment, cost of living, growth--the state's economy is doing better than the national average.But, liberals, such as the OP's author, simply ignore this fact and focus on the state government's condition, because in their eyes the government is the state, and just never you mind if the state itself is doing very well economically, even though the state government is running a deficit because the legislature won't cut spending down to the level of revenue.

Since the Democrats in the legislature have vowed to block further spending cuts, and since a few liberal Republicans have said they would help block further cuts, the only choices are to keep running a deficit or raise taxes. So Brownback got the best deal he could get. Meanwhile, the state's economy is doing very well:

Kansas Conservative Economic Policies and Austerity Some Facts US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

You of course miss the point. The tax cuts were supposed to pay for themselves by stimulating the economy and in the process produce more tax revenue.

They failed. Even if the economy picked up, that didn't produce the revenue it was supposed to. The theory is asinine.

You just can't deprogram yourself from this marxist mindset, can you? The state's economy has done very well since the tax cuts, but the state government refused to bring spending in line with revenue. Furthermore, if you would do some research, you would find that most of the "projected budget shortfall" had *nothing* to do with the tax cuts--it had to do with some very faulty accounting by the people in charge of doing the budget numbers, and those people have acknowledged their error.

Would you be shocked to learn that last year the revenue from KS personal income taxes was *higher* than expected? Would you be shocked to learn that last year the KS sales and use tax receipts for the fiscal year were at least $40 million *more* than during the first nine months of the previous fiscal year? ( See Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State - Forbes )

Your whole mindset simply ignores the health of the state's economy and focuses instead on the health of the state government's budget. Just because the state government chooses not to adjust spending to match revenue does not mean the state's economy is bad. On the contrary, the KS economy is doing very well overall, much better than many other states.

And, gee, if you somehow think that the Republicans have "run Kansas into the ground," what do you say about what the Democrats have done in, say, California? As of December 2014, KS ranked 21st in the 24/7 WS ranking of best-run and worst-run states. Guess where California ranks? **30th**, nine positions below Kansas:

The Best and Worst Run States in America A Survey of All 50 - 24 7 Wall St.

But, I'm sure you and other libs will just keep ignoring the good condition of the KS economy and focus on the state government's fiscal condition, because in your mind government is all that matters--at least when a state is run by Republicans.

 

[occupied]

Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State - Forbes
Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State


This week, Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) ran an editorial declaring that the tax cut Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and the state legislature passed in 2012 “is working.” Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Kansas and Utah are tied for first when it comes to state job growth estimates.

Here are the highlights from the report:

• For the first two months of the year, Kansas increased its non-farm jobs by 9,500 and the private sector added 9,000 jobs for March.
• In a state-to-state comparison, Kansas placed 2nd in private-sector jobs growth in February.
• Private-sector jobs from February 2014 to February 2015 grew by 21,200 — one of the most significant increases in the country.
• Kansas surpassed all neighboring states except Colorado in private job gains over the year.

• In private-sector hourly wages, Kansas beat all neighboring states except Nebraska.
• Private-sector hourly wage estimates for January were revised upward, showing that Kansas gained 3.4% rather than 3.2% in hourly pay.
• In month of February, Kansas hit a new record in hourly wage gains of 61 cents an hour.
• Kansans are making an average of $25.52 more each week, while only having to work an average of 12 minutes longer.”
• Compared to February last year, Kansas City, Kansas’s private sector average hourly wages were higher than in Kansas City, Missouri by 55 cents.
• Unrelated to February data, Kansas has one of the highest employment-to-population ratios in the U.S., at 65.2%.

They had to end the school year early because they did not fund them adequately, that is nothing like prosperous.

No....the schools wasted money......go into your schools and see how much waste, fraud and abuse there is......they have more money than they can waste, steal or lose.........and then they cry for more money to waste, steal or lose.....

Well it seems education funds were wasted on you. Trying to get republicans to invest in the future is a hopeless mission.

I guess you are just dumb.....I live in a democrat run state.....they don't "invest" in the future....they spend and spend and spend and destroy the future...there is no future in this state because of the spending of democrats....this state is dead.....there is no way they can tax their way out of the mess.....living responsibly is investing in the future, moron...and democrats don't do that........

Learn some proper punctuation and sentence structure and then tell us again how a well funded education system is a waste.

 

[2aguy]

Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State - Forbes
Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State


This week, Investor’s Business Daily (IBD) ran an editorial declaring that the tax cut Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and the state legislature passed in 2012 “is working.” Newly released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Kansas and Utah are tied for first when it comes to state job growth estimates.

Here are the highlights from the report:

• For the first two months of the year, Kansas increased its non-farm jobs by 9,500 and the private sector added 9,000 jobs for March.
• In a state-to-state comparison, Kansas placed 2nd in private-sector jobs growth in February.
• Private-sector jobs from February 2014 to February 2015 grew by 21,200 — one of the most significant increases in the country.
• Kansas surpassed all neighboring states except Colorado in private job gains over the year.

• In private-sector hourly wages, Kansas beat all neighboring states except Nebraska.
• Private-sector hourly wage estimates for January were revised upward, showing that Kansas gained 3.4% rather than 3.2% in hourly pay.
• In month of February, Kansas hit a new record in hourly wage gains of 61 cents an hour.
• Kansans are making an average of $25.52 more each week, while only having to work an average of 12 minutes longer.”
• Compared to February last year, Kansas City, Kansas’s private sector average hourly wages were higher than in Kansas City, Missouri by 55 cents.
• Unrelated to February data, Kansas has one of the highest employment-to-population ratios in the U.S., at 65.2%.

They had to end the school year early because they did not fund them adequately, that is nothing like prosperous.

No....the schools wasted money......go into your schools and see how much waste, fraud and abuse there is......they have more money than they can waste, steal or lose.........and then they cry for more money to waste, steal or lose.....

Well it seems education funds were wasted on you. Trying to get republicans to invest in the future is a hopeless mission.

I guess you are just dumb.....I live in a democrat run state.....they don't "invest" in the future....they spend and spend and spend and destroy the future...there is no future in this state because of the spending of democrats....this state is dead.....there is no way they can tax their way out of the mess.....living responsibly is investing in the future, moron...and democrats don't do that........

Learn some proper punctuation and sentence structure and then tell us again how a well funded education system is a waste.

Try some ******* reading comprehension moron......these public schools are well funded......they get plenty of money....and then they waste it, steal it, or lose it.......and then they hold the kids hostage for even more money....get a ******* clue...go to your schools and see how much money they waste, steal and lose....then come back and post from an informed position.....

 

[Moonglow]

Why does Obama keep taking dic pics of himself? He calls them selfies but in reality they are the same as dic pics.

Did you know that the poor and middle class receive the most benefits from the government so why shouldn't people carry their own weight by paying for stuff they get?

The biggest welfare recipients are corporations, they should be carrying their own weight also...

 

[Moonglow]

They had to end the school year early because they did not fund them adequately, that is nothing like prosperous.

No....the schools wasted money......go into your schools and see how much waste, fraud and abuse there is......they have more money than they can waste, steal or lose.........and then they cry for more money to waste, steal or lose.....

Well it seems education funds were wasted on you. Trying to get republicans to invest in the future is a hopeless mission.

I guess you are just dumb.....I live in a democrat run state.....they don't "invest" in the future....they spend and spend and spend and destroy the future...there is no future in this state because of the spending of democrats....this state is dead.....there is no way they can tax their way out of the mess.....living responsibly is investing in the future, moron...and democrats don't do that........

Learn some proper punctuation and sentence structure and then tell us again how a well funded education system is a waste.

Try some ******* reading comprehension moron......these public schools are well funded......they get plenty of money....and then they waste it, steal it, or lose it.......and then they hold the kids hostage for even more money....get a ******* clue...go to your schools and see how much money they waste, steal and lose....then come back and post from an informed position.....

I have, they waste very little....

 

[2aguy]

No....the schools wasted money......go into your schools and see how much waste, fraud and abuse there is......they have more money than they can waste, steal or lose.........and then they cry for more money to waste, steal or lose.....

Well it seems education funds were wasted on you. Trying to get republicans to invest in the future is a hopeless mission.

I guess you are just dumb.....I live in a democrat run state.....they don't "invest" in the future....they spend and spend and spend and destroy the future...there is no future in this state because of the spending of democrats....this state is dead.....there is no way they can tax their way out of the mess.....living responsibly is investing in the future, moron...and democrats don't do that........

Learn some proper punctuation and sentence structure and then tell us again how a well funded education system is a waste.

Try some ******* reading comprehension moron......these public schools are well funded......they get plenty of money....and then they waste it, steal it, or lose it.......and then they hold the kids hostage for even more money....get a ******* clue...go to your schools and see how much money they waste, steal and lose....then come back and post from an informed position.....

I have, they waste very little....

Then you don't know how to look.......

 

[occupied]

They had to end the school year early because they did not fund them adequately, that is nothing like prosperous.

No....the schools wasted money......go into your schools and see how much waste, fraud and abuse there is......they have more money than they can waste, steal or lose.........and then they cry for more money to waste, steal or lose.....

Well it seems education funds were wasted on you. Trying to get republicans to invest in the future is a hopeless mission.

I guess you are just dumb.....I live in a democrat run state.....they don't "invest" in the future....they spend and spend and spend and destroy the future...there is no future in this state because of the spending of democrats....this state is dead.....there is no way they can tax their way out of the mess.....living responsibly is investing in the future, moron...and democrats don't do that........

Learn some proper punctuation and sentence structure and then tell us again how a well funded education system is a waste.

Try some ******* reading comprehension moron......these public schools are well funded......they get plenty of money....and then they waste it, steal it, or lose it.......and then they hold the kids hostage for even more money....get a ******* clue...go to your schools and see how much money they waste, steal and lose....then come back and post from an informed position.....

Schools do not get plenty of money in any state, it's a favorite target for budget cuts during hard times. In red states it's even worse with them trying to force kids out of public schools and into private schools where they can teach creationism and other assorted ignorant shit.

 

[Moonglow]

Well it seems education funds were wasted on you. Trying to get republicans to invest in the future is a hopeless mission.

I guess you are just dumb.....I live in a democrat run state.....they don't "invest" in the future....they spend and spend and spend and destroy the future...there is no future in this state because of the spending of democrats....this state is dead.....there is no way they can tax their way out of the mess.....living responsibly is investing in the future, moron...and democrats don't do that........

Learn some proper punctuation and sentence structure and then tell us again how a well funded education system is a waste.

Try some ******* reading comprehension moron......these public schools are well funded......they get plenty of money....and then they waste it, steal it, or lose it.......and then they hold the kids hostage for even more money....get a ******* clue...go to your schools and see how much money they waste, steal and lose....then come back and post from an informed position.....

I have, they waste very little....

Then you don't know how to look.......

I look appropriate for my age...I don't mind paying for kids to get an education, just think what they would be like if they had none...

 

[Stephanie]

the lib/dems favorite to beat people over the head with

but but but, THE SCHOOLS. the schools the schools.

do they EVER think about CUTTING Government to GET their monies for the schools?

no they just USE the schools and your children for their nasty dirty politics

STOP letting them get away with THIS BS

 

[Iceweasel]

Schools do not get plenty of money in any state, it's a favorite target for budget cuts during hard times. In red states it's even worse with them trying to force kids out of public schools and into private schools where they can teach creationism and other assorted ignorant shit.

You're stuck on stupid. Education gets half of our property taxes here. That's not enough? It's an out of control money pit with plenty of fat socialists living the dream.

 

[2aguy]

More liberal distortion and falsehood about a red state whose economy is doing very well (better than the national average in most categories).

Since a state cannot print money out of thin air and has limited borrowing power, the only way a state can address a budget deficit is to cut spending or raise taxes or a mix of both.

And, by the way, the final bill passed by the Senate DOES increase taxes on business owners, but not by the amount the Democrats wanted. Brownback, to his credit, said he would veto any bill that raised taxes on businesses by more than $24 million in any given year.

The bill also includes the following provisions, which you would never guess to read the hit-job OP:

• A one-time tax amnesty to run from September 1 to October 15 for any taxes unpaid as of December 31, 2013, expected to generate $30 million.
• Exempts low-income individuals from the income tax, defined as single filers with income below $5,000 and joint filers with income below $12,500. Expected to reduce revenues by $19 million when it takes effect in FY 2017.
• Requires voter approval for cities and counties to spend property tax revenues above the rate of inflation, unless the funds were used for new infrastructure, certain bonds and interest, special assessments, costs associated with federal or state mandates, or payments of judgments.

The claim that the Brownback tax cuts have not stimulated the KS economy is a lie and has been refuted on this board. In most categories--including unemployment, cost of living, growth--the state's economy is doing better than the national average.But, liberals, such as the OP's author, simply ignore this fact and focus on the state government's condition, because in their eyes the government is the state, and just never you mind if the state itself is doing very well economically, even though the state government is running a deficit because the legislature won't cut spending down to the level of revenue.

Since the Democrats in the legislature have vowed to block further spending cuts, and since a few liberal Republicans have said they would help block further cuts, the only choices are to keep running a deficit or raise taxes. So Brownback got the best deal he could get. Meanwhile, the state's economy is doing very well:

Kansas Conservative Economic Policies and Austerity Some Facts US Message Board - Political Discussion Forum

You of course miss the point. The tax cuts were supposed to pay for themselves by stimulating the economy and in the process produce more tax revenue.

They failed. Even if the economy picked up, that didn't produce the revenue it was supposed to. The theory is asinine.

You just can't deprogram yourself from this marxist mindset, can you? The state's economy has done very well since the tax cuts, but the state government refused to bring spending in line with revenue. Furthermore, if you would do some research, you would find that most of the "projected budget shortfall" had *nothing* to do with the tax cuts--it had to do with some very faulty accounting by the people in charge of doing the budget numbers, and those people have acknowledged their error.

Would you be shocked to learn that last year the revenue from KS personal income taxes was *higher* than expected? Would you be shocked to learn that last year the KS sales and use tax receipts for the fiscal year were at least $40 million *more* than during the first nine months of the previous fiscal year? ( See Early Results Show Income Tax Cuts Making Kansas A More Prosperous State - Forbes )

Your whole mindset simply ignores the health of the state's economy and focuses instead on the health of the state government's budget. Just because the state government chooses not to adjust spending to match revenue does not mean the state's economy is bad. On the contrary, the KS economy is doing very well overall, much better than many other states.

And, gee, if you somehow think that the Republicans have "run Kansas into the ground," what do you say about what the Democrats have done in, say, California? As of December 2014, KS ranked 21st in the 24/7 WS ranking of best-run and worst-run states. Guess where California ranks? **30th**, nine positions below Kansas:

The Best and Worst Run States in America A Survey of All 50 - 24 7 Wall St.

But, I'm sure you and other libs will just keep ignoring the good condition of the KS economy and focus on the state government's fiscal condition, because in your mind government is all that matters--at least when a state is run by Republicans.

This is what I mean by waiting for the truth......you can't, I repeat can't trust any lefty news source for anything....they just will not tell the truth about a story and they will hide the reality of a story....so thanks Mikegriffith1.....I knew the truth would come out....it always does...not always in time but eventually.......