ICYMI: Responsible, Bipartisan Tax Cut Plan
Gives All Kansans Relief  

• Because of the Axe the Food Tax legislation we passed and signed in 2022, we’ve saved Kansans more than $187 million at the grocery store as of Jan. 1. The sales tax on food is now down to 2% — less than a third of what it was before the bill. Our plan will do what should have been done in the first place: Bring that tax down to zero, effective immediately. 

• Our retirees have worked hard their entire lives, and their next chapter in life shouldn’t be spent worrying about how they’ll afford medications or other essentials. This plan eliminates state taxes on Social Security income — and keeps our retirees in Kansas. 

• Third, the most despised tax of them all: property taxes...This plan would raise the residential exemption on the statewide property tax from $42,000 to $100,000, providing more than $100 million in tax relief for homeowners. Many households will see almost their entire state property tax bill eliminated. 

• There are many other cuts outlined in this plan, from a back-to-school sales tax holiday on school supplies, to raising the standard deduction, to a tax credit that will make child care more affordable. In short, this tax plan will benefit middle-class Kansans — while maintaining our state’s ability to balance our budget and make key investments in schools, infrastructure and public safety. 

• That’s more than we can say about the other tax proposal out there — the “flat tax,” where everyone pays at the same rate regardless of income or ability to pay.... Kansans have seen a reckless tax experiment wreak havoc before — and they don’t want to go back. 

• So let’s not waste any more time discussing a flat tax. Clearly, given the bipartisan coalition we have put together, the flat tax can’t, and shouldn’t, become law. 

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