Republicans’ plan for zero state income tax could be ‘devastating’, experts warn
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- Photograph: David A Lieb/APView image in fullscreen The Missouri capitol in Jefferson City.
- That meant, for example, that in 2015, at least eight school districts ended their academic year early.
- “You say, [former Kansas governor Sam] Brownback, to anyone on the Kansas side, and they shudder,” Rejali said.
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The Missouri capitol in Jefferson City. Photograph: David A Lieb/APView image in fullscreen The Missouri capitol in Jefferson City. Photograph: David A Lieb/APMissouri Republicans’ plan for zero state income tax could be ‘devastating’, experts warn As Missouri asks voters whether to eliminate tax, experts say claims it will grow businesses and create jobs aren’t true
Prefer the Guardian on Google Hannah Rejali, 34, lived through the failed so-called “Kansas Experiment” in the 2010s, when the Republican governor cut the state’s income tax to try to give a “shot of adrenaline” to its economy but instead left the state with a $900m budget shortfall.
That meant, for example, that in 2015, at least eight school districts ended their academic year early.