Common Good Iowa

Iowa's historic budget trends are unsustainable after years of tax cuts. If our budgets and revenue grew at historic rates, our surpluses would be gone in just a few years!

But there's a path out of our troubles. Lawmakers should reject austerity — extreme budget cuts leading to a weaker economy, school closures and health care denied — in favor of recapturing the revenue we need to fund services that help all Iowans get ahead and thrive.

There's a lot going on in this graphic, but it's our best take at explaining how we got into this mess. Read our full primer on Iowa's revenue problem here:https://www.commongoodiowa.org/moduledocuments/embed/119/260114_Data_snapshot_Path_forward_i_60BC53FE1CA93.pdf