Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

June 15, 2015

The Washington Post: How Kansas Keeps Making Life Harder for the Poor

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Poor families in Kansas would pay even more in taxes under a bill the state House passed Friday.

Matt Gardner, the executive director of the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said the new legislation would “double down” on those changes.

“A tax hike of this size is going to have a worrisome impact on these families,” Gardner said. “It’s going to push them further below the poverty line.”

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