Replacing state income taxes with sales taxes will help the rich and hurt the rest of us

By: Ed Tibbetts

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 18, 2026

Words: 884

Last Updated: 13 hours, 29 minutes ago

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If Iowans want a glimpse of their future, they might just look to the south. To Missouri.

Republicans there are asking people to approve a constitutional amendment next month to eliminate the state income tax and authorize an expansion of the sales tax to make up for the lost revenue.

This would be a big change — and not a good one.

The Missouri Budget Project, which has been critical of the plan, said this …

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