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pstokely

(10,528 posts)
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 11:07 AM Feb 2013

Missouri lawmakers propose cut in tax rates

Source: KMOV

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri’s response to last year’s big tax cuts in neighboring Kansas could carry a $1.1 billion price tag.
A Missouri Senate committee on Monday endorsed a proposal to cut the state’s individual and corporate income tax rates by 1.5 percentage points. The individual rate would fall to 4.5 percent, and the corporate rate to 4.75 percent.
Senate Republicans are looking to respond to Kansas’ tax cuts, which they say have caused businesses to move from Missouri across the borde

Read more: http://www.kmov.com/home/Missouri-lawmakers-propose-cut-in-tax-rates-193189061.html

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RC

(25,592 posts)
2. The combined IQ of the Missouri Legislature is approximately the same as the current Temperature,
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 11:26 AM
Feb 2013

which is 32°F. Kansas is much worse.

While it is true some business have moved from Missouri to Kansas, the reverse is also true. There are other reasons than taxes to be in one state over another.

pstokely

(10,528 posts)
8. Sometimes when a company hires a new CEO, the company moves to where the CEO wants it be
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 01:43 PM
Feb 2013

which often near their current home

lastlib

(23,243 posts)
4. Yeah cut taxes to please your corporate masters, you bastards...
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 12:22 PM
Feb 2013

To hell with services that help real people,huh? As long as your 1% overlords get their grubby money, and you get to lick their boots, you DON'T CARE about real people.

These Conservatards make me sick! . .

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
5. These 'taker'
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 12:50 PM
Feb 2013

states are pissing me off. I am sick of them relying on donor states to pad what they themselves fail to cover.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
7. No such thing.
Tue Feb 26, 2013, 01:09 PM
Feb 2013

At least, there isn't such a thing in a United States of America.

Now, if you're asking us to have a Divided States of America, keep pushing the BS notion of "takers"

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