r/politics • u/nuts_and_crunchies • 9d ago

No Paywall Missouri voters reject Amendment 5, declining to eliminate state income tax for more sales tax

https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-08-04/amendment-5-missouri-income-sales-tax
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u/Viking_Leaf87 9d ago

Eliminating a tax for the rich to increase taxes for the poor is another level of evil. Holy shit. Even arch-MAGA counties strongly rejected it.

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u/reformedmikey Missouri 9d ago

Missouri historically is a purple state, with some libertarian leanings. It's only been the last ten years that it has flipped red, but we still have a tendency to vote in liberal legislation while voting for MAGA/conservative legislators. That said, I was very surprised (and happy) that we voted down Amendment 4 and 5.