This kind of rhetoric and antipathy for government programs is one reason many mid-sized local chambers opposed the state Kansas Chamber during the budget battles in Topeka, including the ark city chamber.
The argument against tax increases is a good one and valid, but to use this kind of language is pretty extreme for Kansas politics.
It seems the Kansas Chamber has fallen into the white hot political divisions you see at the federal level. They seem to be dominated by large corporations who look exclusively at bottom line and don't see the rounded picture of what makes a community work and and other things that help a business climate to thrive - good schools, roads, health facilities, etc.
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From The US Census Bureau website:
July 1 2009 Kansas Population estimate: 2,818,747
April 1, 2000 Census Kansas Population: 2,688,418
From an article dated Feb 10, 2010:
TOPEKA — More than 260,000 Kansans are on food stamps.
“That’s a historic high for us,” said Bobbi Mariani, director of economic and employment support at the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services. “This is a 27 percent increase over last year’s numbers,
Mariani testified Wednesday to the Senate Agriculture Committee.
She attributed the increase to the recession and ever-increasing numbers of people – adults and children – meeting the eligibility standards due to job loss.
“Generally, households with incomes below 130 percent of the federal poverty level and with no more than $2,000 in assets are eligible for the program,” she said. “Forty-seven percent of those on the program are children.”
The average monthly benefit, she said, is $124 per person; $273 per family.
In fiscal 2009, the state’s food stamp benefits totaled more $263 million – a $58 million increase over the previous year’s total.
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Now I haven't gotten to the population breakdown by age!
But my guess is it will show an increase in the aging of the population!
I think the increased burden of taxes has more of an impact than you think!
But who would ever think of trying to attract more jobs or increasing the population as the answer to increasing revenue?
Keep Them Poor and Humble!
Not me. I think it will factor in all the younger set who are getting laid off and skew the numbers downward.
Why don't you look it up before making ignorant statements and assumptions.
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