Missouri Investments in Residents Have Eroded

This report from the Missouri Budget Project outlines the ways that Missouri's investment in its residents have eroded and how this compares with other states.  

A number of tax changes made over the last decade have resulted in an inadequate, upside-down tax system that shifts the costs to hardworking Missouri families while the wealthy and out-of-state corporations pay less than their fair share for public services, depriving our state of the revenue needed to support thriving communities in Missouri.

These changes to the tax system have real consequences for real people. Our state tax revenue helps pay for teacher salaries, supports adoptive and foster care families so that kids can grow in safe and loving environments, increases access to mental health services for those that need them, and provides for safe and thriving communities. But Missouri’s investments in its citizens have now fallen well behind – both as compared to other states and where we were in prior years.