Mr. Brownback has made 4th grade reading a top priority and said the repealing the sales tax increase is not a priority all.
Brownback makes no comment at all to creating jobs by aggressive tax reduction on business and individuals, does not understand that a economic plan must include tax reduction and tax reform and that plan must follow the Reagan/Thatcher model and be implementable ASAP (within the first 60 days would be nice).
The only Reagan economy policy he understands is a soft commitment to deregulations, but the central planner in him bleeds through to his plans to create jobs by selective centralized management of the economy.
Here is Brownback Speak (Central Planner)
“Two key measurable goals of our Road Map for Kansas focus on Growing the Kansas Economy. The first priority of a Brownback Administration will be creating jobs that provide opportunity for Kansas families. When I meet with my cabinet, my first question will be, 'what are we doing today to help grow jobs in our state?” How about getting government out of the way by whole tax elimination. We only have 36 state level taxes in Kansas. How about eliminating all but the sales tax and then give Kansas Families a prebate to exempt the cost of the sales to for all Kansas Families up to the poverty level.
“As a U. S. Senator, I helped to build the National Institute for Aviation Research into the world's premier composites and general aviation research center.” – So What? How does this research center help a businessmen bring a non-aviation product or service to market? Why is government subsidizing the aviation industry? Would it not be better to just eliminate taxes for all business and on all business to business transactions?
No Plan, Lip Service to tax Reform
“Another important part of our commitment to Growing the Kansas Economy is reforming the tax code. Capital and jobs flee to states with low overall tax rates and the right mix of taxes.” Right mix. Is he playing pharmacist with jobs and family incomes now?. How about an simple over-the-counter retail sales tax on all consumer goods and services and leave the heaving thinking to the people who do it best.
“Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.” - Not Brownback but Reagan.
Freezing Spending is not “Cutting Spending”. Over 50,000 people lost their jobs in Kansas in less than two years for only two reason: a crappie tax ever increasing in both cost and complexity tax system and government spending.
A Freeze in both taxes and state spending is a freeze in economic recovery.
“How often we read of a husband and wife both working, struggling from paycheck to paycheck to raise a family, meet a mortgage, pay their taxes and bills. And yet, some in Congress say taxes must be raised. Well, I'm sorry -- they're asking the wrong people to tighten their belts. (Applause.) It's time we reduce the federal budget and left the family budget alone. (Applause.) We do not face large deficits because American families are undertaxed; we face those deficits because the federal government overspends.” – Not Brownback but Reagan.
I am about ready to write Kris Kobach in for every executive position on the ballot.
Source:
http://cjonline.com/news/state/2010-08-09/brownback_plan_freeze_spending
http://www.brownback.com/news/2010/aug/10/first-road-map-policy-statement-targets-growing-ka/