Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)

January 20, 2015

MSNBC: Running out of Options, Brownback Revisits Tax Policy

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The Politico report quoted Meg Wiehe, state policy director at the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, saying, “We’ve seen this exploding budget gap, and this year, after three years of this experience, the recognition is they have to put a halt on these tax cuts.” said 
 
Which is a polite way of saying, “We told you so.”

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Meg Wiehe
Meg Wiehe

Former Deputy Executive Director

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