Kansas Guv Kelly Flatly Rejects Republican Flat Tax Proposals

Of course we'll defer to the judgement of so many amateur economists who comprise our blog community but there are a lot of smart people who think the "flat tax" is a dumb idea.

Don't get it twisted . . . We ABSOLUTELY agree with our GOP pals that tax breaks for beleaguered working-class Kansas residents are in order . . . But, as always, we suggest starting with help for the low-end and steering away from corporate and upper-class freebies.   

There's plenty of data to argue & spin . . . In the meantime . . . The flat tax might serve as more of a red herring that'll help Guv Kelly reject any desperately needed payback to the plebs . . . Check-it:

As Kansas sits on a budget surplus of more than $2 billion, many Republican lawmakers want to again advance a flat tax after the governor blocked the proposal this spring. House and Senate GOP leaders even spent the fall touring the state promoting the idea.

But Kelly, who first won election as governor in 2018 promising to steer Kansas away from the fiscal woes of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration, remains a hard no.

“I will not support a flat tax,” Kelly told The Star in an interview. “When you look at the numbers, what you will see is it will take us right back where the Brownback tax experiment took us. It won’t be as abrupt or as drastic but over time we’ll get right back there.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas Republicans want a flat tax. It's a 'non-starter' for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly

Tax policy will be a top priority for lawmakers heading into a crucial election year.