Kan. Legislature packages new flat tax rate with quicker end to food tax

[KS Toronado]

By SHERMAN SMITH
Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers passed a tax cut package in the early Friday morning hours that fuses a flat tax rate for individual income with an accelerated reduction in the state sales tax on food, corporate tax breaks and residential property tax relief.

The policies assembled into Senate Bill 169 add up to $1.3 billion in decreased state tax collections over the next three years, with more than half of the cost associated with the flat tax. The bill eliminates the sales tax on food at the start of next year.

“To me, it’s always a priority to get it back to taxpayers instead of growing government, and that’s that this bill does, and it does it very nicely,” said Caryn Tyson, a Parker Republican who chairs the Senate tax committee. “It considers everybody, from low income tax to everybody.”

Legislators worked past 4 a.m. to finalize a long list of last-minute deals before taking a three-week break. They will return at the end of April to attempt an override of any legislation vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly, and to put the final touches on state spending and other policy ideas.

The highlight is mine. Damn reQublicans are going to try and sell this to the voters as "Look no more food tax" while
giving the wealthiest Kansans a big tax break. Gov Kelly will probably veto this. More at link.

https://hayspost.com/posts/30d531dc-b1ee-4f24-868e-5a789dbaeeb1

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1. That's how

I see it too. A big tax break for the rich in KS.

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2. Well, the Kochs just got more money!

Unfortunately, it will come from those of us low income residents. The "Flat tax" fairness lie that just will not die... it's too easy to sell it to the stupid people.

Gods, I don't know how we're going to get out of here, we sure don't have the money behind us, but I'm ready to move. I thought we were out of the worst of it when Brownback was finally gone. But it just never ends. They want more money? How about finally addressing the unfairness of MJ restrictions/illegality? Missouri is making hands over fists worth of money from taxes on MJ. People from KS are going over there, buying it, and finding out how good the stuff is for fighting chronic pain, etc.

But we're Kansas... such good Xtianists... those of us who aren't are suppose to suffer. Idiocy!