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The zombie GOP tax reform is digging itself out of the grave, meaner and uglier than before

26 Saturday Oct 2013

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Ed Martin, Kansas, missouri, Sam Brownback, Shane Schoeller, Tax policy, tax reform

After the Jefferson City GOP posse failed to override Governor Nixon’ veto of HB253, the monumentally bad GOP tax “reform,” I wrote about the fact that as long as the makeup of the legislature stays the same, there’s just too much momentum of the folding green variety behind the idea of a rich man’s tax cut to let it go gently into that good night:

Earlier, when confronted with the obvious fact that the override effort might fail, Speaker Tim Jones had been emphatic that he wasn’t going to let this failure derail his goal, declaring that in such a case “income tax cuts will be a big priority next year.” […] As for the bill’s chief sponsor, Rex Sinquefield,  the $2.4 million dollars the billionaire spent promoting HB253 can easily be written off as a down payment; a first gambit in a game in which he plans to wear down the resistance with a combination of big spending and persistence. Nor, I suspect, will the Missouri Chamber of Commerce let Speaker Jones down when he revives his signature initiative …

I have to say that it gives me no pleasure  to be proven right so soon. Today in the Kansas City Star we learn that a task force put together by State Republican Party Chair Ed Martin and former state Rep. Shane Schoeller has authored a white paper intended to act as a “starting point for further conversations” about how to get the goodies that HB253 promised the Republicans’ rich patrons. And, if you thought HB253 was a disaster in the making, the point from which Missouri Republicans intend to start their latest reform effort is bleak in the extreme:

Recommendation one was to eliminate the corporate income tax and pay for it by erasing many state tax credits.

Calling the corporate income tax “inefficient and burdensome,” the committee said wiping out the tax was “one of the most promising ways to energize Missouri’s underachieving economy.”

In suggesting that Missouri consider eliminating the income tax, the committee said the sales tax should be broadened by wiping out the more than 400 exemptions now included in the tax code.

The panel also said that while the income tax is in place, the General Assembly should reduce the number of tax brackets and include new deductions to encourage savings and simplify the law.

We’ve been here before. Several times, if memory serves me right. Didn’t a guy named Sinquefield try to get something like this – you know, no income tax and lots of sales tax – on the ballot a couple of years ago?

Missouri Republicans probably ought to think long and hard before they go galloping into this minefield. During last year’s forray into GOP-style tax reform, Kansas was held up as the model that Missouri should emulate precisely because it had jumped off the same ideological cliff tax-wise, and our intrepid Republicans were keen to follow in spite of the obvious problems afflicting that state in the wake of the decision to eliminate the income tax. There’s now new evidence that if our Republican legislators are really concerned about the plight of families that are “falling behind,” the Kansas route may not be the way to go.

In fact, it is fair to conclude that recent polling shows that similar families in Kansas aren’t too happy with what GOP Governor Sam Brownback’s tax reform has done for their state. Two polls released Thursday indicate that if the election were held today, Governor Brownback would most likely become ex-governor Brownback poste haste. SurveyUSA has his approval/disapproval numbers at 34/59, while the Fort Hays State University’s Docking Institute of Public Affairs’ 2013 Kansas Speaks survey has his approval/disapproval at 35/42. And this is in a redder than thou red state.

I suppose it’s too much to hope that the GOP geniuses in the state legislators would take to heart indications emanating from Kansas that those who promote this rich-man’s tax voodoo aren’t going to fare too well in the long run. If they aren’t convinced by the damage that Brownback and his GOP collaborators have done to Kansas’ credit rating, physical, educational and social infrastructure, perhaps self-interest might do the trick. Or not.

 

Campaign Finance: propping up Shane Schoeller (r)

10 Monday Dec 2012

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2012, Jason Kander, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission.IRS, Secretary of State, Shane Schoeller

Follow the money.

And for the republican candidate in the 2012 Secretary of State race the sources weren’t particularly grassrootsie.

The distribution of contributions to Shane Schoeller’s (r) campaign as indicated to the Missouri Ethics Commission in his 30 Day After General Election-11/6/2012 report [pdf] filed on December 6, 2012. The report covers the period from October 26, 2012 through December 1, 2012.

That’s well over a half a million dollars in contributions in the week before the election, the vast majority from a single entity:

Missouri Ethics Commission

REPORT SUMMARY

SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI [pdf] 12/6/2012

[….]

2. All Monetary Contributions Received This Period $678,490.00

[….]

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL

Ann Wagner for Congress 14551 Manchester Road Ballwin MO 63011-3960 11/2/2012 $2,500.00

Friends Of Roy Blunt PO Box 410182 Kansas City MO 64141-0182 11/1/2012 $2,500.00

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 100 S Jackson Street Perryville MO 63775-2517 11/1/2012 $500.00

FRIENDS OF TILLEY 100 S Jackson Street Perryville MO 63775-2517 11/2/2012 $2,000.00

FRIENDS OF TODD RICHARDSON PO Box 1226 Poplar Bluff MO 63902-1226 10/29/2012 $2,000.00

Missouri Chamber PAC PO Box 149 Jefferson City MO 65102-0149 11/6/2012 $2,500.00

RSLC MIssouri PAC 1800 Diagonal Road Alexandria VA 22314-2840 10/26/2012 $200,000.00

RSLC MIssouri PAC 1800 Diagonal Road Alexandria VA 22314-2840 10/30/2012 $250,000.00

RSLC MIssouri PAC 1800 Diagonal Road Alexandria VA 22314-2840 11/5/2012 $25,000.00

RSLC MIssouri PAC 1800 Diagonal Road Alexandria VA 22314-2840 11/1/2012 $50,000.00

DRURY DISPLAYS INC 721 Emerson Road Saint Louis MO 63141-6755 11/13/2012 $2,500.00

Hunter Engineering Company 11250 Hunter Drive Bridgeton MO 63044-2306 11/5/2012 $2,500.00

David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803-4050 Tamko — Owner 10/27/2012 $100,000.00

Twyla Cordry PO Box 4040 Waynesville MO 65583-4040 Citizens Mortgage Co — Mortgage Broker 10/30/2012 $2,500.00

William Kapp 543 Deer Creek Lane Cape Girardeau MO 63701-8580 Self — Surgeon 11/13/2012 $2,500.00

[emphasis added]

Follow the money.

After October 23, 2012 the RSLC-Missouri PAC received the following amounts from the Republican State Leadership Committee in Washington, D.C. (from the Missouri Ethics Commission):

[8 Day Before General Election-11/6/2012 10/29/2012]

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED

RSLC-MISSOURI PAC [pdf] 10/29/2012

Republican State Leadership Committee 1201 F Street, NW Washington DC 20004 $200,000.00

[emphasis added]

[30 Day After General Election-11/6/2012 12/06/2012]

MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION

CONTRIBUTIONS AND LOANS RECEIVED

RSLC-MISSOURI PAC [pdf] 12/6/2012

Republican State Leadership Committee 1201 F Street NW Washington DC 20004 10/29/2012 $250,000.00

Republican State Leadership Committee 1201 F Street NW Washington DC 20004 10/31/2012 $50,000.00

Republican State Leadership Committee 1201 F Street NW Washington DC 20004 11/2/2012 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

Follow the money.

On December 6, 2012 the Republican State Leadership Committee in Washington, D.C. (with the same address in the Missouri Ethics Commission reports) filed their Form 8872, Post General Election Report, with the IRS. There was an interesting contribution from Missouri:

Form 8872

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Political Organization

Report of Contributions and Expenditures

A For the period beginning 10/01/2012 and ending 11/26/2012

1 Name of organization Employer identification number

Republican State Leadership Committee – RSLC 05 – 0532524

2 Mailing address (P.O. box or number, street, and room or suite number)

1201 F Street NW SUITE 675

City or town, state, and ZIP code

Washington, DC 20004

[….]

Contributor’s name, mailing address and ZIP code Name of contributor’s employer

REX SINQUEFIELD RETIRED 244 BENT WALNUT LANE WESTPHALIA, MO 65085

Contributor’s occupation Amount of contribution

RETIRED $ 475000

Aggregate contributions year-to-date Date of contribution

$ 475000 10/23/2012

[….]

[emphasis added]

Previously:  

Too damn close, but we’ll take it (November 7, 2012)

Campaign Finance: one last big money dump (November 5, 2012)

Campaign Finance: We got your $50,000.00 right here to make it an even half a million… (November 2, 2012)

Celebrate the grassroots! Not exactly, if you’re a republican… (October 30, 2012)

Campaign Finance: why, two can play at that same game… (October 27, 2012)

Campaign Finance: Celebrate the grassroots! (October 28, 2012)

Way past the sign of the times…

18 Sunday Nov 2012

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When losing campaigns pull the plug on their operations, they can sometimes really pull the plug. These signs are still up in west central and central Missouri:

With the amount of money dumped on the campaign you’d think they’d have a little left over for gas for their sign crew(s).

Too damn close, but we’ll take it

07 Wednesday Nov 2012

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Jason Kander, missouri, Secretary of State, Shane Schoeller

Via the Missouri Secretary of State:

Secretary of State (3380 of 3380 Precincts Reported)

Jason Kander Democrat 1,289,655 48.8%

Shane Schoeller Republican 1,256,035 47.5%

Cisse W. Spragins Libertarian 70,539 2.7%

Justin Harter Constitution 27,615 1.0%

Total Votes 2,643,844

[emphasis added]

Sometimes millionaires and billionaires just can’t make it work.

Treasurer (3380 of 3380 Precincts Reported)

Clint Zweifel Democrat 1,324,489 50.3%

Cole McNary Republican 1,197,451 45.5%

Sean O’Toole Libertarian 108,780 4.1%

Total Votes 2,630,720

[emphasis added]

That’s a little better.

Attorney General (3380 of 3380 Precincts Reported)

Chris Koster Democrat 1,482,381 55.8%

Ed Martin Republican 1,081,510 40.7%

Dave Browning Libertarian 92,465 3.5%

Total Votes 2,656,356

[emphasis added]

It’s a very scarey world when Ed Martin (r) can get over one million votes in a statewide election.

Campaign Finance: one last big money dump

05 Monday Nov 2012

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The right wingnut darling of the (anonymous) monied class in the Secretary of State race scored one last big check. Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C061132 11/05/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI RSCL Missouri PAC 1800 Diagonal Rd Alexandria VA 22314 11/5/2012 $25,000.00

[emphasis added]

It’s gotta be the last one, right?

Previously:

Campaign Finance: We got your $50,000.00 right here to make it an even half a million… (November 2, 2012)

Celebrate the grassroots! Not exactly, if you’re a republican… (October 30, 2012)

Campaign Finance: why, two can play at that same game… (October 27, 2012)

Campaign Finance: Celebrate the grassroots! (October 28, 2012)

Celebrate the grassroots! Not exactly, if you’re a republican…

30 Tuesday Oct 2012

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Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission the republican candidate for Secretary of State gets another monster check from  a Washington republican committee:

C061132 10/30/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI RSCL Missouri PAC 1800 Diagonal Rd Alexandria VA 22314 10/30/2012 $250,000.00

[emphasis added]

That’s a total of $450,000.00 from the same folks in two days. Gee, why would republican Washington big money people bother to prop up a republican down ballot statewide candidate? Why would republican Washington big money people need to prop up a republican down ballot statewide candidate? Just asking.

Previously:

Campaign Finance: why, two can play at that same game… (October 27, 2012)

Campaign Finance: Celebrate the grassroots! (October 28, 2012)

Campaign Finance: Celebrate the grassroots!

28 Sunday Oct 2012

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Not really.

Today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission, more really big bucks for the republican party candidate in the Secretary of State race:

C061132 10/28/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI RSLC Missouri PAC 1800 Diagonal Road Suite 230 Alexandria VA 22314 10/26/2012 $200,000.00

[emphasis added]

Where did the money come from?:

24 HOUR NOTICE OF LATE CONTRIBUTIONS / LOANS RECEIVED

C051039 RSLC-MISSOURI PAC [pdf]

Republican State Leadership Committee

1201 F Street NW Suite 675

Washington, DC 20004

10/25/2012

[$]200,000.00

[emphasis added]

And we still have no idea who wrote the big check(s).

The RSLC Missouri PAC didn’t have much in the bank before this (from their last full report):

C051039: Rslc-Missouri Pac

1800 Diagonal Road Suite 230 Committee Type: Political Action

Alexandria Va 22314

(571) 480-4860 Established Date: 02/10/2005

Information Reported On: 2012 – 30 Day After Primary Election-8/7/2012

Beginning Money on Hand $657.93

Monetary Receipts + $0.00

Monetary Expenditures – $178.00

Contributions Made – $0.00

Other Disbursements – $0.00

Subtotal     ($178.00)

Ending Money On Hand   $479.93

[emphasis added]

Previously: Campaign Finance: why, two can play at that same game… (October 27, 2012)

 

Campaign Finance: why, two can play at that same game…

27 Saturday Oct 2012

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In the Secretary of State race, today, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C061132 10/27/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 Tamko Executive 10/25/2012 $100,000.00

[emphasis added]

Apparently, the one percent aren’t particularly concerned about the appearance of grassroots support.

And there is another one percenter in the game for the same candidate.

Campaign Finance: propping up the fringe (r)

01 Monday Oct 2012

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campaign finance, Clint Zweifel, Cole McNary, Jason Kander, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Secretaryy of State, Shane Schoeller, Treasurer

It’s the end of the quarter. The big money elves in the republican campaign finance industrial complex have been busily propping up their fringe statewide candidates. Via the Missouri Ethics Commission.

In the Secretary of State race:

C061132 09/14/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI Citizens For Diehl 2404 White Stable Road St Louis MO 63131 9/14/2012 $10,000.00

C061132 09/14/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI Friends of Tilley 100 S. Jackson Perryville MO 63775 9/14/2012 $10,000.00

C061132 09/17/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI The Lamar Companies 7108 East 48th Terrace Kansas City MO 6412 9/17/2012 $89,300.00

C061132 09/27/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI Jerry Sumners PO Box 604 Aurora MO 65605 Service Vending Company Chairman 9/26/2012 $6,973.59

C061132 09/27/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI Lewis and Clark Council of the Ozarks Mountain Forum 2974 E Battlefield Springfield MO 65804 9/27/2012 $15,000.00

C061132 09/29/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI Parson For State Senate 940 N Redel Pl Bolivar MO 65613 9/29/2012 $7,500.00

C061132 10/01/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI Menlo Smith 15009 Manchester Rd #284 Ballwin MO 63011 Retired Retired 10/1/2012 $15,000.00

[emphasis added]

Shane Schoeller (r) didn’t much impress Yael Abouhalkah:

Missouri’s incompetent voter ID champion

Shane Schoeller is running to be Missouri’s next secretary of state. But being incompetent at recognizing real problems facing that office won’t encourage voters to support Schoeller, who faces Democrat Jason Kander on the Nov. 6 ballot….

After the headline it’s all down hill.

In the State Treasurer race:

C081190 09/20/2012 FRIENDS TO ELECT COLE MCNARY Citizens for Timothy W Jones PO Box 434 Eureka MO 63025 9/19/2012 $5,005.00

C081190 09/21/2012 FRIENDS TO ELECT COLE MCNARY Lewis and Clark Council Ozarks Mountain Forum 2974 East Battlefield Springfield MO 65804 9/20/2012 $15,000.00

C081190 09/29/2012 FRIENDS TO ELECT COLE MCNARY Friends of Tilley 100 S Jackson Perryville MO 63775 9/28/2012 $10,000.00

C081190 09/29/2012 FRIENDS TO ELECT COLE MCNARY Herzog Contracting Corp PO Box 1089 St Joseph MO 64502 9/28/2012 $25,000.00

C081190 10/01/2012 FRIENDS TO ELECT COLE MCNARY Citizens for John Diehl 2404 White Stable Rd Town and Country MO 63131 9/30/2012 $8,000.00

[emphasis added]

Oh, and in case you’re wondering, Ed Martin (r) is in a whole other league of lunatic fringe.

Campaign Finance: “…who will count the votes, and how”

11 Tuesday Sep 2012

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So far this month, for the candidates for Secretary of State, at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C071012 09/01/2012 KANDER FOR MISSOURI Gori, Julian & Associates, P.C. 156 N. Main St. Edwardsville IL 62025 8/30/2012 $10,000.00

C071012 09/01/2012 KANDER FOR MISSOURI Eastern Missouri Laborers’ Education and Benevolent Fund 3450 Hollenberg Drive Bridgeton MO 63044 8/31/2012 $6,000.00

C071012 09/03/2012 KANDER FOR MISSOURI Bruce Grench 404 Berkley Place Ct Olivette MO 63132 HDIS Executive 9/1/2012 $5,007.77

C071012 09/07/2012 KANDER FOR MISSOURI Western MO & KS Laborers’ District Council 1101 East 87th St., Suite 100 Kansas City MO 64131 9/7/2012 $6,000.00

[emphasis added]

C061132 09/11/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI LUCAS CATTLE COMPANY RT 1 BOX 1200 CROSS TIMBERS MO 65634 9/11/2012 $10,000.00

C061132 09/11/2012 SCHOELLER FOR MISSOURI CNS CORPORATION 500 E 9TH ST KANSAS CITY MO 64106 9/11/2012 $10,000.00

[emphasis added]

And, of course, there are competing views about the prevalence of voter impersonation fraud in Missouri.

Previously:

Rep. Jason Kander (D) in Higginsville (January 10, 2012)

Rep. Shane Schoeller (r): reading comprehension isn’t a strong point (January 12, 2012)

Welcome to Rep. Shane Schoeller’s (r) world… (March 7, 2012)

Finally, documentation of voter impersonation fraud in Missouri. Zero. (August 12, 2012)

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