A KansasWatchdog article this morning reveals that Kansas Representative Don Hineman (R-Dighton), and not the Kansas Economic Progress Council, requested the pro-sales tax study released Monday by Wichita State University.
The study concluded that a sales tax increase would cost private sector employment, but would fuel government jobs, thus saving close to 2,000 in the first year. The study confirmed a January study by Dr. Art Hall of the University of Kansas who ran a 6 year projection of over 26,000 private sector lost jobs. Monday’s study by Dr. John Wong of WSU only made one year projections.
Monday’s study received significant media coverage because of it’s pro-tax sympathies, while Hall’s January study received little attention.
Read more at:
- Studies Agree: A Sales Tax Increase Kills Jobs
- Who’s Really Behind Pro-Sales Tax Study
- Opposition blasts Wong report stating increase in taxes better than budget cuts
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