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in Kansas averaged about 1.2% annually. If we take
that as the normal growth rate, and it had kept up
from 2013 through today, we would expect there to
be about 1,437,000 jobs in Kansas by April 2017.
Recall that Jordan was promising that the tax cuts
would add an additional 19,000 jobs on top of that
(not the full 22,000, because we're not quite at the
end of the five-year period yet) bringing the total up
to 1,456,000. That's the benchmark for jobs.
In reality, as of April, Kansas
had just 1,409,000 jobs, so not
only did the tax cuts fail to add
22,000 extra jobs, job growth
actually declined after the tax
cuts went into effect. As of April,
Kansas was 47,000 jobs short of
delivering on Secretary Jordan's
promise.
It's also important to note that
the decline in job growth was
unique to Kansas, and not a gen-
eral trend affecting other nearby
states. Kansas's four neighboring
states, Colorado, Nebraska, Mis-
souri, and Oklahoma, saw their
job growth rate actually increase
slightly in the 2013-2017 period
compared to the five non-reces-
sion years prior to 2013.
Therefore, it's fair to say that
on the first metric, “22,000 new
jobs,” the tax cuts can be consid-
ered a dismal failure.”
The experimental results in
Kansas and other states with simi-
lar tax cuts and services reduc-
tions to appease Capital, have
shown that there is no way to
successfully run a state or a coun-
try on extreme philosophy.
Grover Norquist be damned.
Civilizations require governing
by people. People require and
extend empathy and yes, even
sympathy for people, regardless
of the taxes paid or employees
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