Kansas tax cut experiment: Spectacular failure or national model?

Hosted by Warren Olney Jun. 19, 2017 National

Kansas was the "canary in the coal mine" for an experiment in supply-side economics, but critics say "the canary is now on life support." Even with taxes on the increase again in Kansas, will the experiment be repeated in Washington?

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Host:
Warren Olney

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Luke Vander Ploeg, Sáša Woodruff, Evan George

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