Missourians for Tax Justice
- A People's Effort for Tax Fairness

Missouri has one of the most regressive tax systems in the United States. Middle and low income people pay a much larger share of their income in taxes than wealthier people do. At the same time, many essential state services are underfunded.

Our unfair tax system will be changed only if people throughout Missouri demand it.

In December, 1991, a group of individuals and organizations came together to form Missourians for Tax Justice as a means for people to work together for tax fairness.

MTJ believes that adequate revenue for essential needs must be obtained by making our state tax system more fair as well as more productive.

The state tax laws can be changed by action of the Missouri General Assembly and the Governor. An alternative is the use of an initiative petition to place a tax change proposal on the ballot for approval by the voters.

Every citizen can help in the effort to achieve a fairer state tax system.

- Find out what kind of tax changes the candidates for office favor. Do they support taxes based on the ability to pay? Or do they want only to protect people in the top income brackets? Support candidates who support fair taxes!

- When the state legislature is in session, let your state representative and state senator, as well as the governor, hear from you.

Find out more about the kind of tax changes we need in Missouri.

Look for more information about our Missouri tax system in these pages.