Kansas Politics
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President Trump’s new tax plan looks a lot like Governor Brownback’s tax plan for Kansas, which had been disastrous for the state’s economy. Rational Republicans should realize that if an experiment fails, and fails miserably, there is no point in repeating it. That is particularly true when the economy of the entire country is at stake. Both the… Read more
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“The Largest Tax Hike in Kansas History: Now What?” That was a title of the talk given by Jonathan Williams, from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), when he spoke to the Wichita Pachyderm Club on July 28. When the title of the talk is misleading, then what? In 2012, Kansas Gov. Brownback tried Laffer’s… Read more
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Trumps new tax plan looks a lot like Gov. Brownback’s tax plan for Kansas, which had been disastrous for the state’s economy. It is based on Laffer’s curve which is displayed at the right. The Laffer curve looks like a normal distribution curve. If the nation is on the high side of the curve with taxes… Read more
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Kansas now has its own fake news source, The Sentinel . Not only does its alternate news misinform the public, but it provides cover for politicians who use it to justify their positions. This letter describing The Sentinel was published in the Wichita Eagle on May 5, 2017. Alternate facts The Wichita Pachyderm Club recently hosted… Read more
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