Dear Governor Brownback, a "real-live experiment" in red-state governance isn't going to reverse a 120-year trajectory

Sam Brownback is sorry he predicted his tax cuts would work.  (Salon, 12/23/2014)

Let me school you, Bub.

Here's a line graph of your state's history.  Except for the Great Depression decade, it's been increasing.

And here's a companion piece.

And the trajectory continues.

U.S. population has increased 2.5% since 2010.

Kansas' population has increased 1.8% since 2010.

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