If you think this is Brownback's fault your wrong. He proposed numerous bills that cut the government and expenses, lowered taxes and cut programs accordingly. The Rino's and Dems in the Kansas legislature, protecting their bullshit handouts and programs cut out all the program cuts that would have leveled the tax cuts. So the end result was tax cuts without spending cuts. There are numerous articles on this along with why Brownback didn't veto the final bills.