It’s a tax scam, folks. The Missouri House passed HJR 173-174, a constitutional amendment swapping state income tax for expanded sales taxes. If passed in the Senate, voters will see this on the 2026 ballot. Sounds like a good idea to not pay income tax—right? NO, it’s a tax scam! “Let the people decide” is what the legislature wants. They choose to mislead voters. The loss of income tax revenues will create a $5 billion hole in Missouri’s budget, leading to $1.4 BILLION cuts to public education. An interactive map
identifying the loss of revenue to each of Missouri’s public schools is available at:
https://mobudget.org/schools-face-18-cut-under-tax-scheme/
Decreased state revenues will cut services to seniors, childcare, and infrastructure. When income tax supports almost 2/3 of the state’s general revenue budget, what else will replace revenue? SALES TAX ON EVERYTHING---on services such as haircuts, auto repairs, home repairs, rent, streaming services, EVERYTHING! The legislature would decide the additional services that will be taxed. Sales tax rates may
not increase, but sales taxes will be affixed to more goods and services. The Missouri Budget Project indicates that a household earning $65,000 annually would see an increase in tax expense of $585. Only the wealthiest Missourians with incomes of $300,000 or more would see a decrease in taxes. Eliminating the state income tax is a generational change and will be permanent.
Call Sen. Rusty Black at 573-751-1415 to vote NO on HJR 173-174. Remember: No income tax equals SALES TAX ON EVERYTHING.
Nancy Zeliff
Skidmore, MO
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