South KC Perspective: Amendment 5 discussed, fireworks in Grandview

South KC Perspective: Amendment 5 discussed, fireworks in Grandview

Top spokesmen for proposed Missouri Constitutional Amendment 5 spoke at a June 15 town hall meeting in Grandview organized by supporters. If passed, Amendment 5 would phase out our state’s individual income tax and authorize the Missouri General Assembly to replace the lost revenue by increasing state sales and use tax rates and applying these taxes to a much broader array of goods and services. As the meeting went on, sign-carrying area residen…