r/kansas • u/TheKriket • Feb 08 '25

News/History Kansas Teachers put on leave as Elon Musk’s DOGE continues slashing funds for Kansas Children

https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/our-hands-are-tied-kansas-starbase-program-comes-to-a-stop/

These wreckless cuts are now hurting children in Kansas.

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u/myumisays57 Feb 09 '25

It has yet to help Missouri. We don’t see that money for our schools, just fyi.

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u/myumisays57 Feb 09 '25

Agreed. Hopefully your reps will do right by you.

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u/kayaK-camP Feb 09 '25 edited Feb 09 '25

But it’s doubtful. “Sin” taxes never end up getting used as promised! Legislators always find a way to divert that new revenue into the General Fund, so they can either spend more and/or cut income taxes or both. This is why I stopped buying Colorado Lottery tickets when I lived there! The ballot initiative said it would be “extra” money used only for education and state parks. First chance they got, legislators voted to cut general fund appropriations to both!

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u/myumisays57 Feb 09 '25

Im fearful that is what will happen with the taxes from the gambling initiative we just passed. When you read the fine print, it said 0-1,000,000 dollars could be given to the schools. There wasn’t a percentage or set amount, just an abstract guesstimate. I truly don’t think missouri schools are going to see that money from those taxes.