Tax cuts move forward, concerns remain

With what Gov. Jim Pillen calls "bushel baskets" of cash in the state's well-off wallet, Nebraska lawmakers have moved along a package of income tax cuts, property tax cuts, and education funding changes totaling some $3 billion.

But the initial vote for the package—two more votes are needed—comes with plenty of questions.

First and foremost, who benefits the most.

[View comments from both sides of the debate above, State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan and State Sen. Jane Raybould]

According to the left-leaning think tank Open Sky the rich get richer as the cuts, “would benefit the wealthiest Nebraskans and send more money to out-of-staters than our own middle- and lower-wage earners.”