Issue Position: Tax Relief for Kansas Families and Seniors

Issue Position

Tom Sawyer feels that the State Budget should reflect our values. He feels that the State should budget more like a family: A family lives within its means while taking care of its children and seniors.

Tom also feels that the State should pay its debts off during the good times so that we don't have to raise taxes or cut vital programs during the bad times.

During his years in the legislature, Tom Sawyer consistently fought to lower taxes on the middle class and senior citizens.

Now he wants to implement a Property Tax Lid to keep our Property taxes from going higher and when it becomes economically feasible, he will fight to eliminate the sales tax on food. Based on his great record of cutting taxes, he will get the job done!

Unfortunately the current legislature's irresponsibility is leading to a huge budget deficit in a few years, which puts all of these tax cuts in jeopardy. Tom Sawyer wants to return to Topeka to help solve this financial crisis before it gets worse and jeopardizes not only the tax cuts for working families but our children's education and other vital state programs as well.

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