Kansas’s Radical Tax Cut Experiment

In 2012, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback sought to boost the state’s economy by sharply cutting income taxes across the board. Senior Fellow Bill Gale explains that this experiment in supply-side trickle-down theory actually led to sluggish growth and lower than expected revenues, and should serve as a warning to President Trump and the House GOP as they develop tax plans with similar cuts.

 

 

Unpacked: The Kansas Experiment and tax reform

Source: Brookings
 

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