Republicans' Plan for Zero State Income Tax Could Be 'Devastating', Experts Warn In 2012, Kansas eliminated its state income tax, a move that proponents claimed would boost the economy by attracting new businesses and putting more money in residents' pockets.
However, experts warn that this approach has consistently led to devastating consequences, leaving lower and middle income residents struggling to make ends meet.
Hannah Rejali, who witnessed firsthand the elimination of income taxes in Kansas, recalls the failed experiment: "You say 'Brownback' to anyone on the Kansas side, and they shudder.