Just follow the taxes

By Jerry Marsh

Taxpayer alert. The Kansas Legislature returned to work May 1, and it will try to solve major fiscal issues. As part of the solution, Sen. Jim Denning advocates a regressive fee/tax on utility bills to provide needed money for Kansas schools, i.e. he favors placing a greater tax burden on lowincome earners than highincome earners.

I have no regard for Sen. Denning’s idea of a regressive fee/tax to support Kansas schools. Our legislature has been entirely too accepting of a regressive tax structure.

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