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associate director, local taxes @iteptweets丨mom丨alum: @vassar @fordschool丨philly/dc/nj丨kah-muh-lee-ka
Jan 17, 2022 9 tweets 6 min read
We all need to be paying attention to Mississippi right now. Last week #MSHouseofRep overwhelmingly passed (w/o any debate!) an outrageously irresponsible bill that'll kill the state budget by >$1.5B, raise taxes on the poorest residents and create a windfall for the richest 1/8 The House/@PhilipGunnMS’s main argument is that MS can afford it due to the budget surplus. But MS is 100% offsetting the costs of the cuts in the first 2 years w/ the surplus. What happens in the out-years? The surplus is due to federal aid which is TEMPORARY