Democrats find comfort in the Chamber of Commerce

In case you don't recognize this guy, he is the Minority Leader of the Democrat Party in Topeka. (See his state profile below) This week a group of Chamber of Commerce members from 14 cities announced that they support an increase in taxes on Middle Class Kansans. The Democrats in congress including several republicans are looking for some form of cover by groups such as the Kansas Chamber of Commerce as a means to increase taxes. We are suppose to think that if the Kansas Chamber of Commerce is for a tax increase we all need to open our wallets like good little sheep. Obviously they say the tax increase will only effect the rich. The state government will be flush with cash. We are running a $400 million dollar deficit this year, and we had at least a 400 million dollar deficit last year. So if we raise taxes on the middle class, (you and me) and should we have another 400 million dollar deficit next year then what. Will the chamber suggest another tax increase. My friends if your not listening and engaged in the discussion you are going to get picked blind. What is another $40 or $50 bucks a month in taxes for our politicians to spend. But that isn't where it is going to stop. You have local and counties wanting there cut too. There is already a push by local and county governments to raise any tax possible. They are already artificially propping up property values in order to keep the property tax flowing. Who is paying those property taxes. You got it, the middle class.

I have included the list of businesses who are members of the chamber. Since the chamber speaks for these businesses they also are in favor of a tax increase on the middle class. I strongly suggest you find the phone number and email for these Kanss Buusinesses and suggest to them that if the Kansas Chamber of Commerce is promoting a tax increase on the average Kansan than you may reconsider doing business with chamber members.

The deal with the Chamber was cut by Paul Davis and the democrat party leaders. He figures that your not listening and therefore don't care that this backroom deal will cost you plenty in new taxes. If your in favor of additional taxes on you and the rest of the middle class in Kansas you are fine. I hope your like me however and wondering what the hell are these people thinking and where is the common sense. My cost of living is changing. I have less discretionary spending then any time in my life and you are going to increase my taxes?

Paul Davis

Kansas House Democrat
District 46 (District Map,District Demographics)
First Term: 2003
Minority Leader



1731 Indiana Spouse: Stephanie

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Phone: 785-296-7630
Email: paul.davis@house.ks.gov

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Lawrence 66044
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Business Information
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Lawrence 66044
785-331-0300
785-331-0303

Adecco – The Employment People
ALDI, Inc.
Allen Gibbs & Houlik LC
American Eagle Outfitters
American Justice Partnership
Ash Grove Cement
Associated Advertising Agency
Atmos Energy
Auth-Florence Manufacturing
Bayer Construction Company, Inc.
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Black & Veatch
BP America
Board of Public Utilities
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Burns & McDonnell
Buzzi Unicem USA
Cereal Food Processors Inc.
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Cobalt Boats
Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Mid-America
The Coleman Company
Commerce Bank & Trust
Commerce Bank, N.A.
Crossland Construction Co.,
Dillard’s, Inc.
DLM Foods L.L.C.
Dold Foods, Inc.
Dolese Bros. Company
Duckwall-Alco Stores, Inc.
Emprise Bank
EnerSys
The Fagan Company
Farmers Alliance Companies
Farmland Foods, Inc.
FHLBank Topeka
Fort Hays State University
Fuller Brush Company
GARMIN International, Inc.
General Electric
General Motors Corporation
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Grandview Products Co., Inc.
Great Plains Manufacturing
Hallmark Cards, Inc.
HCA – Midwest Division
Hinkle Elkouri Law Firm LLC
The Home Depot
Honeywell
Huhtamaki
ICM, Inc.
ITC Great Plains
Jayhawk Plastics, Inc.

Kansas Hospital Association
Kansas Medical Mutual Ins.
Kennedy and Coe, LLC Certified Public Accountants & Consultants

Kiewit Power Engineers Co.
Kwik Shop, Inc.
Lafarge North America
Lake Point Nursing Center
Landoll Corporation
Lathrop & Gage L.C.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
The Lawrence Paper Company
Liberty Fruit Company
Lowen Corporation
LSI Logic
Lynn Electric & Communications
Macy’s Midwest
Medicalodges, Inc.
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
Midway Wholesale
Midwest Health Services, Inc.
Midwest Minerals, Inc.
Monarch Cement Company
National Cooperative Refinery
Occidental Chemical Corporation
The P & G Manufacturing Co.
Payless ShoeSource
Philips Lighting Company
PhRMA
Pioneer Communications
Polsinelli, Shalton, Flanigan, Suelthaus PC
Professional Eng. Consultants
Protection One
Reynolds American Inc.
Sands Kansas
Sauder Custom Fabricators
Sauer-Danfoss
Schwan’s Food Mfg.
Seaboard Foods
Sears Roebuck & Company
Security Benefit
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
St. Luke’s Health System
Standard Beverage Corp.
Stormont-Vail Health Care
Sunflower Bank
Sunflower Electric Cooperatives
Target Corporation
Time Warner Cable
Tri-State Generation & Transmission Assn.
UMB Bank
Union Pacific Corporation
UnitedHealthcare
University of Kansas Hospital
UPS
US Bank
Vektek Inc.
Waddell & Reed, Inc.
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.