Ridgeway: Sinquefield's Mega Sales Tax Petitions Are Bad News
Sen. Luann Ridgeway (R-Smithville) likes the idea of increasing the tax burden for Missouri's working families with a higher sales tax, but she doesn't support Rex Sinquefield's initiative petitions that would wreak havoc on the state budget. As reported by the Tribune's Rudi Keller:
A legislative supporter of the concept, Sen. Luann Ridgeway, R-Smithville, said the total revision of state taxes required in one step by the initiative proposals is a bad idea. Ridgeway said she is working on rewriting her proposal, which is awaiting a Senate hearing.
The Missouri Constitution should provide a framework for change but not dictate the details, she said.
"It is such a massive debate with all the teeny-tiny moving parts, and proponents are trying to swallow this apple whole," Ridgeway said."“We in this current General Assembly are trying to write rules that over the years need to be implemented. We need to break this apple down into slices."
Ridgeway's proposal to replace Missouri's income tax with a much higher sales tax is SJR1.
