June 15, 2015
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.”
Quoted Staff Member
Former Deputy Executive Director
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