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Saturday, December 24, 2016

A Real-World Tax Experiment – Kansas

A timely article from the WSJ:
Sam Brownback Calls on Donald Trump to Mimic His Kansas Tax Plan by RICHARD RUBIN and WILL CONNORS
“Sam Brownback, the Kansas governor whose tax cuts brought him political turmoil, recurring budget holes and sparse evidence of economic success, has a message for President-elect Donald Trump: Do what I did.
In 2013, Mr. Brownback set out to create a lean, business-friendly government in his state that other Republicans could replicate. He now faces a $350 million deficit when the Kansas legislature convenes in January and projections of a larger one in 2018. The state’s economy is flat and his party is fractured.”