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April 20, 2006
Economic Impact of School Tax Increase on our Pocketbooks and the State’s Economy
SPEAKER: Alan Cobb, State Director, Americans for Prosperity
www.americansforprosperity.org
AFP was formed to assist legislators to determine the impact of taxes on the Kansas economy, business and individual taxpayers. Mr. Cobb presented numerous charts and graphs to illustrate the position of Kansas in comparison to other states in a Regional study of all Plains States. Kansas has lost 15,000 private sector jobs, but government (all (all levels) has gained 11,000 jobs. The population of 86 of the 105 counties has decreased. The state budget has increased 8.5-9.0% in the last 2 years. The state debt is $4 billion, an 83% increase since 1982. TABOR needs to be seriously considered if Kansas is to grow economically. Citizens need to stay in touch with their legislators.