Noted Missouri government hater Will Kraus gets high-paying job working for Missouri government
As a Missouri senator, Will Kraus of Lee’s Summit did his best to bankrupt state government. Now the beast that he worked so hard to starve will be his benefactor.
Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday handed Kraus a plum appointment to the state Tax Commission, where he will earn about $106,000 a year, plus generous government health care and other benefits.
Though widely regarded as a dim bulb in the legislature — some colleagues sarcastically referred to him as “Senator Mensa” — Kraus was nothing if not productive. He sponsored some of the worst bills in recent legislative history, and got some of them passed.
In 2013 Kraus, a Republican, sponsored a Kansas-style tax-cut bill, contending that Missouri needed to be more like its neighbor to the west in order to remain competitive. Democrat Jay Nixon, the governor at the time, vetoed the bill. It would have rendered the state incapable of properly funding schools and basic services, Nixon said. Plus, the legislation was riddled with drafting errors.
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