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- Opinion: Obama shares strong message May 24, 2013 · 12 comments
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- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013 · 35 comments
- Blog: More on city recreation center bids, and a possible city policy on drone use? May 23, 2013 · 14 comments
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013 · 30 comments
- Republican tax plans would increase state revenue, analyses say May 22, 2013 · 46 comments
- Blog: GOP tax plans would increase taxes on low-wage Kansans, decrease taxes for high-income Kansans, report says May 23, 2013 · 20 comments
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- On the street: Should residents or businesses who use too much water be fined? May 24, 2013 · 3 comments
- Former Lawrence resident Sri Srinivasan confirmed for prestigious D.C. Court of Appeals May 23, 2013
- Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor May 23, 2013
- Wildflower Walk set for Saturday May 24, 2013
- CEO Gene Meyer honored for leading Lawrence Memorial Hospital to success May 23, 2013
- 100 years ago: 'The vulturous Kaw triumped' over Billie Bob Atkinson May 23, 2013
- Opinion: Obama shares strong message May 24, 2013
- Theatre Lawrence warns customers of credit card information stolen in cyber attack May 23, 2013
- Old Glory shines on west campus June 18, 2003
- Senate Republicans approve sales tax increase, cuts in income tax rates, lower food sales tax May 23, 2013
- Kobler to lead shift toward 'technology-rich' classrooms May 23, 2013
Citywide election on proposed $25 million recreation center not likely
Here we go. More deficit spending at the local level. My guess is that the people that are in favor of this project are the same folks that rail at the federal government for deficit spending.
November 13, 2012 at 5:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Against Brownback
Kansas has deficits all the time. How do you think we remodeled the Capital Building. We fiananced it. Over $5 hundred milliion. How do you think we build new roads. We finance them. This is all deficit spending.
The only reason we claim to not have deficits, is because, the general operarting fund can't have deificts. The way Kansas budgets and the federal government budgets is compelety different.
November 3, 2012 at 7:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Architects outline priorities for bond issue to upgrade older schools
Why not use the Capital Outlay Fund money to do this remodeling work.? That way you wouldn't have to have a bond issue. Oh, I forgot you used all that money and borrowed against future revenue to build two new football stadiums.
October 30, 2012 at 5:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Unbelievable
I'll put out the fire. The truth is, it has been estimated the Romney tax plan will cost about $5 Trillion.
Sources: Forbes.com estimates it would cost $4.8 Trillion.
The independent Tax Policy Center says it would cost $5 Trillion.
October 17, 2012 at 5:07 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Common sense
Of course I don't pay as much in federal income taxes as Romney. But, I also don't make $20,000,000.00 a year. The part I and lots of other middle class folks don't like is that we pay a higher federal income tax rate then Romney does.
October 16, 2012 at 10:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Common sense
The Cayman Islands and having a Swiss bank account, are well known as a places to park money to avoid paying US income tax. They are not known as place to achieve the best return on one's money.
October 16, 2012 at 7:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Common sense
It isn't so much about investing in the Cayman Islands as it is about why Romney invested in the Cayman Island. I suspect it was more about avoiding paying US income tax on these investments than it was about being such a good investment. Just think, Romney had to pay 14% on his US income. Sure wouldn't want to have to pay anymore.
October 16, 2012 at 7:33 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Tax benefits
Thank you Mr. Douglas. Now we know why Brownback pushed this change in income taxes. It's all about the Koch family. Now the governor wants to raise sales tax on everyone else. He's not interestred in lowering taxes. He just wants to switch the taxes to a different group of taxpayers.
October 16, 2012 at 7 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Economist calls for flat tax, less spending
Are you saying that our soldiers and veterans are not contributing to our society?
October 12, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Economist calls for flat tax, less spending
In some cases a flat tax would be better than what we have now. Romney paid a tax rate of 14% on $20M of income while a person making between $50,000 and $100,000 pays around 20%.
October 12, 2012 at 7:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )