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Why a Sales Tax Is Better for Missouri Than an Income Tax
December 18, 2009

By Rex Sinquefield, Jack Naudi

Missouri’s economic development and growth rates are chronically below average. During the past 10 years, employment has grown 8.8 percent nationally, while Missouri has boosted jobs by only 6 percent. Economists have provided one explanation for the state’s lagging performance: Missouri’s personal income tax rates.