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I've never much considered accelerationism to be a practical concern but Kansas makes me wonder if perhaps it's the way forward. So many tax cuts and now people

I've never much considered accelerationism to be a practical concern but Kansas makes me wonder if perhaps it's the way forward. So many tax cuts and now people are voting out extreme Republicans for more moderates and voting for more taxes. Brownback still has the veto which is holding things back a bit but the state has moved left.

geogra4 10y ago
Seems that even the petit bourgeoisie are sick of this "tax cuts create mana from heaven" theory of economics
chuchurocka 10y ago
The constant threat of veto due to this has repeatedly shut down legislation on this a number of times now. It's was overruled and vetoed once already. Our main problem is that Brownback, refuses to budge on it. There are also quite a few of our state legislators that own fill as Schedule S corps and therefore pay no state income tax, they have no reason to even try and repeal it. Many of the staunch far right were ousted, but we have a long way to go. We currently have 1 month to find $800m and Brownback refuses to even put the tax exemption on the table, which would raise about half of our shortfall. Most likely, we'll have higher regressive taxes (again) next year. For example lookup Kansas' food tax rate, it's one of the highest in the nation.
cookiecaper 10y ago
It is sad what's happening in KS. I spent many years there and lower taxes would be a big incentive to help me come back. This attempt has only scared me further away, as the tax cuts almost exclusively apply to corporations instead of individuals, and as the state and many local governments have been forced to jack up sales taxes to compensate. Brownback was far too quick on the draw with this one, and his obstinance is not doing the state any favors. His main interest in the governorship was using it as campaign fodder, which it looks like he may still attempt, but which I don't think will be successful for him at this point. It is true that a combination of media hysteria and panic incited by local teacher's unions have exaggerated the impact, but it really just shows that Brownback is not a worthy political operator. The point of politics is to get what you want with minimal resistance/negative impact. If you forget that last part of things, you won't have what you want very long.

geogra4 10y ago

Seems that even the petit bourgeoisie are sick of this "tax cuts create mana from heaven" theory of economics

chuchurocka 10y ago

The constant threat of veto due to this has repeatedly shut down legislation on this a number of times now. It's was overruled and vetoed once already. Our main problem is that Brownback, refuses to budge on it. There are also quite a few of our state legislators that own fill as Schedule S corps and therefore pay no state income tax, they have no reason to even try and repeal it. Many of the staunch far right were ousted, but we have a long way to go. We currently have 1 month to find $800m and Brownback refuses to even put the tax exemption on the table, which would raise about half of our shortfall. Most likely, we'll have higher regressive taxes (again) next year. For example lookup Kansas' food tax rate, it's one of the highest in the nation.

cookiecaper 10y ago

It is sad what's happening in KS. I spent many years there and lower taxes would be a big incentive to help me come back. This attempt has only scared me further away, as the tax cuts almost exclusively apply to corporations instead of individuals, and as the state and many local governments have been forced to jack up sales taxes to compensate. Brownback was far too quick on the draw with this one, and his obstinance is not doing the state any favors. His main interest in the governorship was using it as campaign fodder, which it looks like he may still attempt, but which I don't think will be successful for him at this point. It is true that a combination of media hysteria and panic incited by local teacher's unions have exaggerated the impact, but it really just shows that Brownback is not a worthy political operator. The point of politics is to get what you want with minimal resistance/negative impact. If you forget that last part of things, you won't have what you want very long.