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Kansas tax cuts vex Missouri
This border war between MO and KS is becoming insane. Who can have lower taxes? Nothing about which state will do more harm to its citizens.
Massive tax cuts in Kansas continue to drive conversation in the Missouri statehouse, with Republican lawmakers proposing three possible responses from the Show-Me State.
Each salvo in the ongoing border war comes with a hefty price tag, but supporters say the tab will pale in comparison to the cost of doing nothing and watching businesses relocate across the state line.
“We have to respond to what is happening in Kansas,” said Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Republican from Glendale. “Whether we like it or not, we are in a competition with other states.”
Yet Missouri already is unable to fully fund its public schools, has slashed money for higher education and can’t pay for needed repairs to highways and public buildings, said Sen. Paul LeVota, a Democrat from Independence.
“The truth is, people leave Missouri and move to Kansas because of their schools, not because of their taxes,” he said. “I don’t want to do something that is going to endanger the quality of life in Missouri.”
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/26/4033110/kansas-tax-cuts-vex-missouri.html#storylink=cpy
Each salvo in the ongoing border war comes with a hefty price tag, but supporters say the tab will pale in comparison to the cost of doing nothing and watching businesses relocate across the state line.
“We have to respond to what is happening in Kansas,” said Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Republican from Glendale. “Whether we like it or not, we are in a competition with other states.”
Yet Missouri already is unable to fully fund its public schools, has slashed money for higher education and can’t pay for needed repairs to highways and public buildings, said Sen. Paul LeVota, a Democrat from Independence.
“The truth is, people leave Missouri and move to Kansas because of their schools, not because of their taxes,” he said. “I don’t want to do something that is going to endanger the quality of life in Missouri.”
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/01/26/4033110/kansas-tax-cuts-vex-missouri.html#storylink=cpy
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it's a guilty fun to watch the drama. Which stupid is stupider? That sort of thing. The lunacy burns. 
