Once again: Revenue growth through tax cuts is a mirage

By: Ken Miller

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 1,008

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Nearly two years ago, I wrote in this publication that the Kentucky General Assembly’s faith in income tax rate cuts as a vehicle for generating revenue was a mirage. At the time, the state was preparing to cut the individual income-tax rate from 4% to 3.5% even as revenue was expected to decline. I argued that Kentucky was making a dangerous bet that reducing one of the state’s most productive and …

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