You know, there’s a reason why rural Kansas is losing its population: there are no job opportunities, and, well, it’s rural Kansas. This, however, is not the purpose of this blog. I want try to understand this pending legislation.
Ok, so you want to give people who move to rural Kansas from another state a 5 year state income tax holiday and provide up to $15,000 in college tuition assistance to kids who move to rural counties after graduation? Aw, how sweet! We don’t have enough money in our coffers, but you want those of us who are already here to continue paying taxes to help build up infrastructure in these repopulated counties. Ugh. This just doesn’t make any sense.
Also, what is there to entice new people to rural Kansas aside from farming? Really, I want to know! When I told people I was moving to Kansas from Virginia Beach, they all thought I was going to be on a farm. This is the public perception of this great state, and it will take a helluva lot of money and marketing to change that, especially in promoting this program. “Come to rural Kansas! We’ve got tornadoes, cows, and wheat!”
This is kind of a mini-rant, probably doesn’t make a lot of sense. I just don’t understand why we’re spending money on a new program when we can’t fund important things like public education. Ciao for now!
Source of my anger.
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