Citing the massive cuts to public safety and city services that will result from the repeal of St. Louis City’s earnings tax, local fire fighters, elected officials, and community leaders joined together with United for Missouri’s Priorities today to call on voters to decline to sign petitions that will put on the November ballot an initiative eliminating the City’s earnings tax.

Cutting the earnings tax, eliminating over one-third of the budget,  would result in cuts that would make the city less safe and would force a hike in sales and property taxes. Jobs with Justice Leader Martin Rafanan spoke at the press conference today emphasizing "The increase in sales taxes that would likely be imposed to make up for the lost revenue from the elimination of the earnings tax would shift a disproportionate burden onto the backs of lower and working class citizens"

This effort is also targeting Kansas City’s earnings tax and passage of these repeals would cripple the economies of two of the major economic centers of the state.

Read more about the press conference in the news HERE, HERE, HERE,

To find out more about United for Missouri’s Priorities visit www.unitedformissourispriorities.org

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