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Kansas City earnings tax up for renewal on Tuesday's ballot The tax is the main money source for the general fund Share Updated: 4:31 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021 The tax is the main money source for the general fund Share Updated: 4:31 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT’S VITAL IN THE MAYOR’S VIEW BECAUSE THE EARNINGS TAX IS THE TOP MONEY SOURCE TO PAY FOR BASIC SERVICES IN THE CITY FIRE POLICE TRASH. THE EARNINGS TAX IS ESSENTIAL TO NOT JUST THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF KANSAS CITY, BUT REALLY TO OUR FISCAL FUTURE GOOD ROADS TRASH PICKUP AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THE POLICE ARE FRONT ARE FUNDED WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. SO I THINK IT’S I THINK IT’S EVALUABLE RESOURCE RESOURCE FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. AND THE EARNINGS TAX HAS TAKEN A HIT DURING THE PANDEMIC STORE CLOSINGS LAYOFFS. AND SO THE AMOUNT OF E-TAX REFUNDS ARE UP MORE THAN 12 MILLION DOLLARS IN REFUNDS FROM LAST YEAR SINCE MORE PEOPLE ARE WORKING FROM HOME AND NOT AT THEIR KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI JOB APPLICATION WORK FROM HOME FOR THREE DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK DOESN’T MEAN THAT WE LAY OFF THAT POLICE OFFICER THAT FIREFIGHTER OR THAT WE, YOU KNOW, GIVE UP ON THE ROAD. THERE’S NO ORGANIZED OPPOSITION TO RENEWING THE EARNINGS TAX, BUT THE CONSERVATIVE THINK TANK TO SHOW ME INSTITUTE HAS ALWAYS THOUGHT THE E-TAX HURTS THE STATE’S TWO BIGGEST CITIES