Meanwhile, Missouri voters rejected a pair of unique ballot measures backed by the Republican-led Legislature. One defeated measure would have required all citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to pass in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts instead of by a simple statewide majority — a high standard used by no other state. The other measure would have directed lawmakers to repeal the state’s individual income tax while authorizing a state sales tax expansion.

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    The other measure would have directed lawmakers to repeal the state’s individual income tax while authorizing a state sales tax expansion.

    “Give the taxes to the poors.”

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      It was basically, income tax goes away! We’ll make up for it in other ways.

      And those would be…?

      If you come up with concepts of a plan, I expect you to finish that plan before I vote Yes on it.