re: #417 Kid A

The worst governor in America relents after running Kansas into the ground:

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I checked the fever swamp. Freepers are unamused:

Kansas, Nevada, Nebraska… Republicans are raising taxes in the same way they would have crucified Democrats if they wanted to do the same thing. Republicans are providing evidence that cutting taxes does not equal growth in the tax base. Sad.
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Why not start laying off tax-leaches (employees) instead?
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When I am running short of funds (like know, after paying cash for a new car), I cut back spending and work harder. (I am commission-based). I would never think of asking others to bail me out.

CUT THE FRICKIN’ BUDGET, SAM! You act like a Democrat.
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“Republicans are providing evidence that cutting taxes does not equal growth in the tax base.”

It is hard to prove that the Laffer Curve works or does not work on a micro economic unit such as a single state. The article also does not mention efforts at controlling spending, etc. that are necessary for the Laffer curve to work.
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I never supported him for Governor. However I’m more disappointed in the legislature. They were the ones that kept his liberalism in check. He was doing a decent job without having leftist bills put on his desk by a good legislature. Until now.
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If the GOP gives up on Reaganomics, they’ve got, what??

“We’re just like the Democrats, only a bit less so.” ?

How in the heck is THAT a winning strategy?
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It has now passed the Kansas Senate and is on the way to Brownback’s desk.

This is just completely insane. It was really a no win situation as the corrupt Kansas media was going to crucify the Republicans for cutting programs (oh the children, the poor) to get under budget or now, criticizing them for raising people’s taxes. I am so upset with the Republicans for caving to our corrupt media. We the people’s just need to tell these liberals that dominate the media to just shove it and not care what they print or say.