• HOME :
  • NEWS :
  • SHOULD KANSAS’ EXPERIENCE WITH TAX REFORM STOP EFFORTS FOR LOWER TAXES IN IOWA?

Should Kansas’ experience with tax reform stop efforts for lower taxes in Iowa?

FEBRUARY 15, 2021 | by John Hendrickson, Jonathan Williams | DES MOINES REGISTER

Op-ed by John Hendrickson and Jonathan Williams, includes “… The Kansas tax reform, and innuendo surrounding it, has created a paralysis among some policymakers who fear that cutting tax rates will lead to budget shortfalls. However, a careful analysis of the Kansas tax reform story should reassure legislators pursuing tax rate reductions across the nation, since it was unsustainable spending growth that was the real driver of budget problems in Kansas.” 

VIEW LESS