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Amendment 5, class warfare, HJR 173, income tax repeal, Missouri Libertarian Party, regressive taxation, right wingnut welfare, shift the tax burden, social media, welfare for billionaires and millionaires
So much winning. It’s obvious to everyone. Missouri Libertarians are not particularly happy with the right wingnut controlled super majority in the Missouri General Assembly and Governor Mike Kehoe’s (r) scam to abolish the income tax in Missouri and shift revenue to regressive sales taxes:
Missouri Libertarian Party
[June 1, 2026]
Resolution Against Missouri Amendment 5, Elimination of the Missouri Income TaxWHEREAS, The Libertarian Party of Missouri supports any legislative measure that results in the net reduction of taxes taken by force, as long as the reduction does not require a compromise of The Party’s other principles.
WHEREAS, Amendment 5 aims to eliminate the Missouri income tax by setting milestones of additional revenue by the State of Missouri that then trigger the reduction of the percentage of income tax collected by the State towards zero.
WHEREAS, Amendment 5 amends the Missouri Constitution to allow a five-year exemption for Missouri legislators to increase the sales tax and the use tax base, intentionally circumventing key voter protections and ballot requirements afforded by what is known as the Hancock Amendment.
WHEREAS, Amendment 5 gives Missouri politicians broad power to increase taxes beyond maximums that were put into place to protect Missouri citizens from rampant government spending, with the loose constraint that the stated goal of those increases be “to reduce or eliminate the income tax.”
WHEREAS, True tax relief comes through a reduction of wasteful government spending and allowing more Missouri families to keep more of the fruits of their labor, and not by rearranging the methods that the State extracts wealth from its citizens.
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Libertarian Party of Missouri opposes the passing of Missouri Amendment 5
Welcome to the club…on this one.
If you find yourself among grifters and you’re wondering who the mark is, it’s you.
Previously:
Campaign Finance: for billionaires and millionaires (May 30, 2026)
Campaign Finance: every little bit counts (June 2, 2026)