Vouchers are a new entitlement program and bad policy whether you’re in Texas or Kansas. “I am by no means a public education expert, but I believe in my heart that using taxpayer dollars to fund an entitlement program is not conservative and is bad public policy.” Read more here: https://theeagle.com/raney-editorial-shame-on-abbott-for-exacting-revenge-on-voucher-opponents/article_a613ea0c-bbda-11ee-a5d0-cbabac59c38a.html?fbclid=IwAR0WQHtOgw4tSO8opi6ip8JZ1rpZF8Cz-skCwmOh43yZhO27E1RUskK97dA Published on Facebook on Jan. 26th, 2024....
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Tax dollars are wasted in states with school vouchers; programs start small, then balloon in costs and eligibility
Look at the reality, not the talking points. Multiple Kansas legislators and the dark money that funds them want to bring these deeply flawed voucher programs here. “Indiana is a tragic example of a state that started a voucher program aimed at low-income families, but now gives vouchers worth about $6,000 per child to families with incomes up to $220,000 per year. Most voucher recipients were already attending private schools before government swooped in and forced taxpayers to cover those costs. “Likewise, Florida now offers taxpayer-funded $8,000 private school vouchers to every school-aged kid, regardless of family income....
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Leave a Comment Flat tax saves average Kansan 75 cents per year; puts school funding at risk
A majority of our legislature is willing to shortchange schools and other essential services to give a small percentage of Kansans a big tax break. Rep. Probst shared this explanation as well as some photos of things average Kansans won’t be able to afford to buy with the 75-cent reduction they would get from the flat tax. “According to numbers from the Kansas Department of Revenue there are 1,280,574 income tax returns by Kansas residents. Of those, 48,881 report earning over $250,000 a year – less than 4 percent of all tax filers in the state. Yet that...
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Leave a Comment Kansas legislature passes massive flat tax bill; opposents favors alternative tax cut proposals
The House and Senate passed Brownback 2.0-a flat tax that gives more to wealthy Kansans and jeopardizes state funding for schools and other essential services. It’s what “leadership” and their funders want, so they passed it. Governor Kelly is expected to veto the bill, so stay tuned. The vote counts (25-11 in the Senate and 81-37 in the House were shy of veto override numbers.) Also remember this vote when election postcards come out. Most if not all of the legislators voting against this bill support an alternative tax cut that doesn’t have the flat tax, but they...
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