COLUMBIA, MO. -- Members of an activist group that represents Missouri’s family farmers are warning voters about a petition circulating in Columbia.
Members of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center said St. Louis billionaire Rex Sinquefield has started a petition campaign to repeal local earnings taxes.
Opponents of the petition said putting the measure on the statewide November Ballot could eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars that Missourians need for basic services like firefighters and police officers.
“We think it is very important for people to just know and understand that the petitions that they read are really important and can have lasting impact," Missouri Rural Crisis Center Director Rhonda Perry said. "This particular ballot initiative would actually take away the tool that cities may want to use in the future in Missouri to increase their income to fund basic services.”
Organizations representing poor people are also angry over Sinquefield’s proposal because the plan shifts the tax burden from income to consumer spending.
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