One Kansas lawmaker thinks county-level income taxes are the answer to sparing Kansans the burden of ever-increasing property taxes. Sen. David Haley, D Kansas City, calls the proposal, SB 79, an earnings tax and says it’s based on the system in Kansas City, Missouri. Under the proposal, county residents would have to approve the up to 1% tax by vote. “We contend that a majority of anyone in a taxpaying entity, or that county, should be allowed to vote,” Haley told the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee Monday morning. “This would be triggered by the vote of each county, as to whether or not this would be imposed. And it would be put before the electorate every so often – in 10 years.” Half of the money raised would go to lower property taxes in that county.
Source: KAKE – News
