Kansas governor to veto income tax hike meant to fix budget

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said Tuesday that he will veto a bipartisan bill that would roll back personal income tax cuts he's championed to help balance the state budget.

The conservative Republican governor announced his planned action four days after the GOP-controlled Legislature approved the measure. The bill's tax increases would raise more than $1 billion over two years starting in July.

Brownback has criticized the measure as harmful to middle-class families and small business owners. Supporters say it's necessary to help close projected budget shortfalls totaling nearly $1.1 billion through June 2019.

Kansas has struggled to balance the budget since GOP lawmakers slashed personal income taxes in 2012 and 2013 at Brownback's urging. Brownback and his allies continue to argue that the tax cuts he championed are creating economic growth and the state's problems were largely caused by slumps in agriculture and oil production.

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By JOHN HANNA
Feb. 21, 2017 8:18 PM EST

[not fooled]

1. The captain's going down with the ship!

Prolly got a call from a Koch bros. enforcer warning him of the consequences if he deviates from their agenda.



And they want to do this to the entire nation.

[jmowreader]

2. The next Kansas governor is going to be the most hated man on the planet

That person is going to have to fix what Brownback broke, and the tax increases and spending cuts it will take will immediately damn him or her to the bowels of hell. But it's what's got to happen.

[napi21]

3. Of course he'll veto that hike! HE was the one who broke the budget, on purpose!

He said he was going to prove that "trickle down" works! If those fools raise taxes, it would screw up his plan!

[RKP5637]

4. Guy's been a total fool since day one, even when senator. n/t

[MuseRider]

5. This makes the Republican legislators look good for the next election.

He will take it on the chin as he leaves with a grin on his face because surely there is some pay back from someone somewhere for all the crap he has actually taken for hanging on like this all this time. I do believe he actually believes this too but he will be well cared for I am certain.

So when it comes time for the morons, and the rest of us, to vote the majority who are sadly totally tied to the Republican party will see that their team tried to fix it but mean old Brownback would not let them. They will all keep their jobs, Brownback will go out and they will feel so good about their party that we will end up with governor Kobach.

I hope the Democrats, who are working very hard to fix this mess, are ready for this. It is not going to be pretty.

**this is just how I see it, it happens here all the time and they actually mentioned this in their plans, a back off right before the election to help people feel good about them.

[iluvtennis]

6. Short term thinking. State will end up paying much more later than this tax hike would have imposed

[Matthew28]

7. This is the republican plan for America

Cut, slash and burn to the bone! The 19th century were there's no regulations, next to no safetynet and real investment.

[Initech]

10. Sounds about right!

They talk a lot of shit about jobs, but they don't do anything to advance the rights of the working class.

[cstanleytech]

14. Talk is all the Repugnants have all right, to bad they dont have other things like ethics, morals,

compassion, empathy or any other real emotion other than greed, hate and bigotry.

[dalton99a]

8. He's going to ask Santa for money.

[Initech]

9. So he's vetoing his own budget plan? Epic fail!

[TransitJohn]

11. These fucksticks willfully put ideology in front of doing their jobs

Wake the fuck up, Kansas!

[Stallion]

12. They Re-elected the Incompetent Fool

so they'll get what they asked for

[BigDemVoter]

13. We'll see what those Kansans do. My bet is on Governor Brown Ass.

They'll reelect him if he isn't termed out & wants to run again. They voted for Pussy Grabber by huge margins.

I guess the majority of voters in Kansas don't give a fuck about their schools. I hear there are HUGE signs to recruit KS teachers for Missouri and other neighboring states as budget cuts for education have been enormous.

[hibbing]

15. Brownback is speaking at CPAC

To tout the Kansas Miracle no doubt. This alternative reality these people live in is hard to fathom.


Peace

[demtenjeep]

16. God Damn him to HELL

because of his mess our school district had to close several schools and programs.

I have had Crohn's disease for 10 years. Have been in the hospital several times almost died more than once.

6 years ago I was put at a program for "last chance" kiddos. It was perfect for me and the Crohn's. Low student to teacher ratio and planning time to work with chemo time and I was getting a lot better...doctor even mentioned remission.

Last year the program was gutted specifically due to Brownstain and his damned budget. Back into a large school with almost 200 students daily and it seemed most of those students acted a lot worse than my "bad kids" and most of the time there were no consequences. I had a kid cut his pubic hair in class and I was called down for sending that kid out.

Well, in Nov I got super sick and many thought I wouldn't last to Christmas. I got some time off and was able to have a couple of procedures and changed medicine and am slowly getting better. I am due to return to work after spring break and hopefully I can last the 9 weeks.

I blame brownback and his god damned tax plan for all of it
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[Javaman]

17. meh, they will override his veto.

brownstain is just that.

[judesedit]

18. What's new?Another bankrupt red state with crumbling infrastructure and starving, unemployed people.