On November 8 voters in Missouri can repair the Hancock amendment by enacting the Hancock II amendment. Because it more precisely defines “total state revenue,” Hancock II would be more difficult for politicians to evade.
The opposition’s scare tactics–claiming that Hancock II will require a $1‐billion tax refund and necessitate massive spending cuts and service disruptions–are inaccurate and misleading. Any reduction in spending that may be necessary to comply with Hancock II would be only about one‐eighth the size of the opposition’s alarmist predictions.
