[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.]
Thanks to our former intern Calvin Harris for pointing out this great Freakonomics blog post. Excluding federal taxes, the income tax base here in Missouri is a great deal flatter, unless you happen to live in St. Louis or Kansas City. Thankfully, there are currently some exciting tax breaks for working Missourians on the horizon that you may want to track with Policy Pulse.