April 19 marked the start of a statewide ad campaign focusing on awareness of school spending. Newspaper ads ran in conjunction with radio spots. All focused around telling the truth about school funding in Kansas. No one wants to see students and teachers suffer because of classroom budget cuts, and districts have options to avoid it. In addition to hundreds of millions left over from prior year revenue, they could have spent less money on non-instruction operating costs (which shot up $373 million between 2005 and 2009).
73,700 Kansans working in the private sector lost their job over the last two years. Now some people are pushing for tax increases that will put thousands more out of work. There's no dispute over the impact of tax increases; both studies of the consequences of tax increases say there will be significant job loss and the state's economy will be weakened. Why would anyone choose to put people out of work when there are ways to balance the budget that don't sacrifice jobs, fund state programs at current levels and even restore cuts to social services?
Two studies on the impact of a proposed temporary one-cent sales tax increase in Kansas have drawn the same - and different - conclusions. Both say it would cost the state jobs, but one points to bigger long-term troubles. A study released Monday by John Wong indicates a one-cent sales tax increase generating $350 million in tax revenue ...
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Road to Freedom
A Guide to Protecting Your Personal Liberties
Do you want to make a difference and help create real change? Do you want to protect liberties for future generations? Do you want to insure that free markets are allowed to function in Kansas? Then we encourage you to use the tool kit and start creating change today!
Do you want to make a difference and help create real change? Do you want to protect liberties for future generations? Do you want to insure that free markets are allowed to function in Kansas? Then we encourage you to use the tool kit and 
