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Replacing state income taxes with sales taxes will help the rich and hurt the rest of us

by Ed Tibbetts, Iowa Capital Dispatch
July 18, 2026

If Iowans want a glimpse of their future, they might just look to the south. To Missouri.

Republicans there are asking people to approve a constitutional amendment next month to eliminate the state income tax and authorize an expansion of the sales tax to make up for the lost revenue.

This would be a big change — and not a good one.

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