KC Star Editorial on this year’s ‘divide and conquer’ budget strategy

From the Editorial Board of the Kansas City Star:

“Remember: Some of the legislators behind this effort are the ones who broke the state’s tax structure in the first place. Roads and bridges aren’t crumbling because of schools — they’re in trouble because of ill-advised tax cuts in 2013 that robbed the state of needed revenue.

“But don’t be deceived. Supporters of an ‘us vs. them’ approach don’t really care about spending more money on transportation, or health care, or pensions, or any other state program in the years ahead. Their only real goal is to shrink government and cut taxes.”

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/…/editoria…/article195009079.html…

Originally posted to Facebook on 1/16/18.

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