In his Oct. 15 column, George Kennedy claims that Proposition A aims “to destroy the finances of the state’s two biggest cities.” I respectfully disagree. Proposition A aims, in part, to give citizens in Kansas City and St. Louis the right to vote on whether they want to retain their 1 percent earnings tax or phase it out gradually over 10 years.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Proposition A gives citizens right to control earnings taxes
Thursday, October 21, 2010 | 5:32 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:16 p.m. CDT, Thursday, October 21, 2010
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