KANSAS GOVERNOR BROWNBACK & CLAN BELLY UP TO THE TROUGH

Brownback Family Reunion

The Governor has been making a lot of news recently.  He wants to deny essentially equal access to Kansas school children who do not happen to live in a wealthy county.  Of course if you live in Johnson County, Kansas (the nation's 68th richest county according to city-data. com @ http://www.city-data.com/forum/maryland/1189037-2009-acs-census-data-100-wealthiest.html) then Brownback wants you to be able to tax yourselves for the schools that only money can buy.  If you cross the Kansas River to the North then you're up a creek without a paddle, but in the company of most Kansas counties, because your county doesn't have enough value in its tax base to compete with Johnson County.

Then the Governor wants to lower taxes.  Gee, it is a tax break for everyone, ain't that great.  Well Sam wants to do to Kansas what President George W. Bush did to America.  It is real simple, the largest share of the tax cuts will accrue to the wealthiest Kansans, while the rest of us will be asked to do with less and pay more for it.  The Lawrence Journal World published an excellent report @ http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/jan/12/details-brownbacks-tax-plan-revealed/?kansas_legislature.  So sure, Sam is going to be a hit with the country club set in Johnson County.  The folks who work for a living up there probably aren't as excited about either Sam's School Financing Folly or his Tax Cut Madness. 

It seems to have escaped the attention of the Governor that the state's ledger has two side, both debit and credit.  You'd think by now Sam would realize that the responsible thing is to have Kansas pay its way.  You don't get there by cutting revenue.  But it seems as though Sam comes by this naturally, maybe even genetically.  You see the Brownback Family has been sucking heavily from the Treasury Department.  Here is a little eye opener on the largesse the Brownback Family has enjoyed, courtesy of the taxpayer.  I got this heads up from Cheryl Hudspeth, thanks Lady!  The report is online @ http://farm.ewg.org/addrsearch.php?s=yup&stab=KS&zip&last=brownback&first&i=Search+Recipients&fullname&stab2=AL.

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Rank	Name	Location	Subsidy Total 1995-2010
1	Glen R Brownback	Parker, KS 66072	$ 385,187.74
2	James R Brownback	Parker, KS 66072	$ 339,690.58
3	Loyd A Brownback	Mound City, KS 66056	$ 231,237.15
4	Mary K Dare Brownback	Mound City, KS 66056	$ 73,545.18
5	Sam Brownback	Topeka, KS 66610	$ 48,852.00
6	John Brownback	Mound City, KS 66056	$ 38,608.04
7	Leo Brownback	Mound City, KS 66056	$ 25,350.01
8	Carlene L Brownback	Centerville, KS 66014	$ 23,007.40
9	Marion Brownback	Centerville, KS 66014	$ 19,760.06
10	Alan L Brownback	Lyndon, KS 66451	$ 5,684.00
11	Keith Brownback	Centerville, KS 66014	$ 3,687.00
12	Herbert Brownback	Lacygne, KS 66040	$ 2,831.00
13	Nancy E Brownback	Lyndon, KS 66451	$ 2,631.00
14	Mary L Brownback	La Cygne, KS 66040	$ 1,611.00
15	Clyde Brownback	Parker, KS 66072	$ 1,337.00
16	Leona L Brownback	Caldwell, KS 67022	$ 1,199.00
17	B T Brownback	Blue Mound, KS 66010	$ 1,064.00
18	Leora Brownback	Parker, KS 66072	$ 594.00

Sam and his clan are getting theirs, but he sure as heck doesn't want you and yours getting a fair shake.