The State of Kansas has just raised taxes on poor people. The tax bill proposed by Governor Sam Brownback, and passed by a supine state legislature, will see taxes on the poor go up at least $150 while those who make over $250K make out like bandits (again) and see their state taxes lowered by around $5200.
This is reminiscent of first century Israel where the poor paid up to 50% of their meager incomes to support Imperial Rome and big religion. When they couldn't pay their taxes, they'd have to borrow. When they couldn't pay back what they borrowed, the rich took their land, or their children.
Gov. Brownback, last seen monitoring tweets of 18 years olds, may (loudly and repeatedly) talk about what a great Christian he is, but he's really on the side of the Roman Empire, i.e. the people who killed Jesus.
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