John Celock is reporting in the Huffington Post that house Republicans rushed through tax cuts before the issue could be debated by more moderate Republicans in the State Senate. The end result will be sharply reduced revenues and increasing deficits. The likely end game for Governor Brownback and his very conservative cohorts in the State House will be drastic cuts in state funded programs.
Moderates are accusing the House Republicans in Kansas of political thuggery.
At risk will be state funding for non-profits. 67% of income for non-profits is earned income. Earned income includes state funded grants which get cut when budgets are tight.
The tight budget in Kansas will get tighter if the $3.7 billion tax cut is enacted. An article in the Chicago Tribune points out the cuts in revenue will create a deficit in Kansas in excess of $712 million. KUCR is reporting a shortfall of $2.7 billion. The shortfall is projected by the Legislature's research staff to be $2.7 billion by July, 2017.
One target of the conservative's is funding for women's health issues. The tax cut bill uses misinformation to justify itself. According to the Miami Herald, "The sweeping 70-page bill approved by the Kansas House goes well beyond taxes. It includes a provision that would require physicians to inform women that an abortion poses a risk of breast cancer. The websites of the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society say studies have found no such risk."
At risk will be state funding for non-profits. 67% of income for non-profits is earned income. Earned income includes state funded grants which get cut when budgets are tight.
The tight budget in Kansas will get tighter if the $3.7 billion tax cut is enacted. An article in the Chicago Tribune points out the cuts in revenue will create a deficit in Kansas in excess of $712 million. KUCR is reporting a shortfall of $2.7 billion. The shortfall is projected by the Legislature's research staff to be $2.7 billion by July, 2017.
One target of the conservative's is funding for women's health issues. The tax cut bill uses misinformation to justify itself. According to the Miami Herald, "The sweeping 70-page bill approved by the Kansas House goes well beyond taxes. It includes a provision that would require physicians to inform women that an abortion poses a risk of breast cancer. The websites of the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society say studies have found no such risk."
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Conservatives Move to Squash Debate.
There still may be room for debate.
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