2 yrs of investments in state highway plan = 0 in Austerity Budget chaos

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Some more examples of what Disaster Capitalism does to people:

$382 million from a 2010 highway plan to be diverted to make up shortfall in already bare bones state education and other core services programs, while SUBSIDY-Sam Brownback cans reduction in state sales tax, but continues to pursue a 1.4% reduction in state income tax. And Olathe Republican Scott Schwab opines that highways are not necessary to grow the economy anyway.

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/03/18/4129091/kansas-house-tax-plan-could-delay.html

Transportation Secretary Mike King issued the warning over a bill before the state House to decrease sales and income taxes. King didn’t weigh in on the tax proposals but on a provision to divert $382 million from highway projects over two years to stabilize the rest of the state budget. The diversion would start in July.

Gov. Sam Brownback and many fellow Republicans in the GOP-dominated Legislature want to follow up on massive individual income tax cuts enacted last year with further rate reductions. But last year’s cuts created a budget shortfall, and Brownback has said he wants to protect aid to public schools and other core services and programs.

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1. Be careful what you vote for

You might get it

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2. Yep. & This is really still pretty early on in what's going to happen here.

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3. Is Kansas losing population?

I can think of a number of reasons not to live there.