re: Want Proof Tax Cuts Don't Stimulate the Economy? Look at Kansas

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I noticed that the article did not take into account the massive drop in crop prices, especially since Kansas's largest industry in agriculture. In 2012, corn prices were over $7/bu and now they are around $3.50 ($3.66 yo be exact) and soybeans were at almost $18/bu and now are $10.10 at the moment. We sold wheat for $8.35 in May of 2012 and not wheat is $5.56. The lower prices means that farmers spend less money to grow their crop which means less $$$ in the local economies (all of Kansas bascially). Long story short, the article in your link is bullshite because it does not look into why revenues are down, but you libtards don't care why yall just repeat talking points. 

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This is the correct answer. Agriculturally based economies suffer when commodities are low. We are dealing with it as well. $.65 cotton, $3.60
corn,and $4.00 wheat won't pay the bills.

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The only metric needed to prove that trickle down doesn't work is the degradation of the middle class.

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How are middle class people affected by tax rates of non-middle class people?

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How are middle class people affected by tax rates of non-middle class people?

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Duh! If we tax the rich more, we can use more of that for free gifts to the middle class.

Wait. The middle class doesn't get shite for free. Nevermind, carry on.

It's funny, my daughter goes to a private school. It's a little church based school that we pay about 4k a year for. Nothing terrible.

BUT the majority of people going there are on "scholarship". They have to make less than a certain amount a year to go on it. I think like 30k for a family of four.

Long story short, one of her friends from last year had to go to a different school this year because the mom started working full time to help with the bills.

Well now they make too much (in the 40k-50k range together) and he no longer can attend the school for "free".

I'm continually amazed about the coddling of the "poor" and the absolute fricking of the middle class.

Let's reward those who don't work and punish those who do.

Just like Obamacare fricks the middle class.

It's the new American way.

Eating lunch. This thread makes me want to stab myself in my eye with my fork.

Well aren't you a simple minded frick

You're a dumb azz fool.

For starters, when most of peoples taxes are federal taxes it's hard for a state tax cut to stimulate the locall economy when the feds have destroyed the economy with taxes and regulations that have stymied the economy, it can help, but it takes a few years to kick in.

See Florida and Texas, they have no state income tax and both economies are booming compared to the other states.

So your theory is as stupid as you are.

There are many factors that go into creating jobs, lower is only one.

Regulations, red tape, whatever you want to call it, Obamacare is killing jobs, Obamas EPA is killing jobs etc etc.

Over the long haul no state income taxes for Florida and Texas has worked great.

Ike cut taxes and he economy boomed.

JFK cut taxes and the economy boomed and revenue to the federal coffers doubled.

Reagan cut taxes and the economy boomed and revenue to the federal coffers tripled.

You commies don't have a clue about economics and you just proved that by thinking all economic movement can be changed QUICKLY at the STATE level when the FEDS are strangling the economy with burdensome taxes and regulations

Now go sit in the corner commie boy.

I feel bad for the people of Kansas, but maybe they will learn a lesson from going so hard right. They make Alabama look deep blue.

Bill Clinton benefited from a few things. Firstly he benefited from the Reagan boom which cut taxes and regulations allowing companies like Apple and Microsoft and many others to grow exponentially. He also benefited from the banking regulations that happened in the Bush years.

Then you had the Clinton screw up, they tried to nationalize health care, which brought in the first Republican House in over 40 years, which caused Clinton to have to change directions to get reelected, which brought about welfare reform and other Democrat concessions, which helped balance the budget. And if I am not mistaken I think Clinton cut some taxes before his reelection, I could be wrong about that but I am pretty sure he cut taxes at some point.

There are many variables that go into a great economy, but raising taxes will strangle jobs over the long haul and cutting taxes creates jobs over the long haul,you might have hiccups in between that appear different, like Reagan's first two years,but it takes time for policies to take effect.

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Please, do a little research and see how both parties want to frick you then tell you how the other party is to blame

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Here ya go

Edit: it's Kansas, who gives a shite!!