Syndicated to Kansas newspapers April 3, 2017
Well, it comes down to the state needing $400 million, maybe a little more or less, and the way that the Legislature is going to get it is to raise your income taxes. That much is sure.
What isn’t sure is just how lawmakers intend to extract that money from you. The choices are to set up a range of two, maybe three, income tax brackets so that the wealthy pay a higher percentage of their income than the poor or just a flat rate for everyone.