Missouri low-income workers fear eliminating income tax will send sales taxes dangerously high ^47.6%

KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR - By Ryleigh Hindle - 5/3/2026, 9:00 AM

Anecdotal 27.3% - Negativity Bias 18.7% - Appeal to Emotion 15.2%

Working with her nursing home residents in Kansas City, every day LaTonya Sullivan sees the struggles some face paying their bills. Now, with a proposal to eliminate the state income tax and offset it with increased sales taxes heading to the Missouri ballot, Sullivan worries those struggles will only increase for working people like... more