KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Right now people in Kansas are paying one of the highest food sales tax in the country.
Unlike most states, Kansas taxes food at the full sales tax rate.
Some Kansans were not aware, and are not bothered by the tax.
"I think Kansas has the tax I guess they think they have to charge," said Larry Hare who lives in Kansas.
But others have adjusted, some drive an extra few miles to save money.
"Why not? Wherever you can save money you're going to do it," said Rochelle Mitz, who lives in Kansas, but buys groceries in Missouri.
Mitz does all her grocery shopping at the Price Chopper on State Line road in Missouri. It's an extra few miles to drive, but she says it's well worth it for the money she saves.
"You've got the same item and you pay less tax. I just looked at my bill and the tax is cut in half with what I bought today," said Mitz.
Mitz is not the only one. The State Line Price Chopper was full of Kansas license plates.
Many shoppers I spoke with say there's good reason to travel across state lines.
In Missouri, the food tax is 1.2 percent while Kansas food tax is 6.5 percent plus the local sales tax.
For some parts of Johnson County, the tax comes in around 9 percent total.
Some Kansas lawmakers are trying to change the tax.
A proposed constitutional amendment would lower the sales tax rate on food to 4 percent in 2019 and eventually take it down to 2 percent in 2020.
Kansas democrats have been discussing decreasing the food sales tax for a few years.
Mitz says she won't hold her breath.
"I'll believe it when I see it," she said.
If the amendment becomes law, revenue coming into the state would decrease by close to $250 million a year.
