Kansas gets exactly what it voted for. Although, those same voters will probably somehow blame Obama for the tax increases.
This is undoubtedly true. The average Kansan isn't paying enough attention to reality outside of a campaign season and historically has not been able to differentiate between types of taxes and from where they were raised or lowered. During the next gubernatorial election here, the cry will be, "Our taxes are too high," with no regard to which ones and how regressive the state's system has become.