KC Politics and taxes
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5/29/2006
KC has never seen a tax increase they didn't like. A fiscal conservative could never win a seat here. The powers that be are controlled by minority interests, putting forth every concievable social agenda they can come up with. While we have no jail space and we turn criminals out on the streets, we continue building multi-million dollar tax payer funded buildings.
While the elite and the wealthy live in a few well protected areas. The lesser of our citizens live in crime infested neighborhoods with bars on the windows and alarm systems. Turning a blind eye to the crime is easy if you aren't affected by it.
Vacant houses are broken into and used as crack houses. Plumbing, wiring and appliances are stolen and taken to the scrap yards for crack money.
Our police are underfunded, our jails are full, and our inner city is rife with crime and violence. Our schools have lost accreditation, and anyone who can afford to is bailing out as fast as they can.
The Downtown revitalization is drawing artsy, trendy types but no one with children will live here.
Still the city keeps putting forth more tax and spend ballot issues. Stadiums, Arts Centers, Rolling Roofs, Arenas, Trains, You name it they borrow the money for it. Spend, Spend, Spend. Someone will have to pay for all this. Kay Barnes has run up the debt this city caries to astronomical numbers. Now that she is term limited out and interest rates are rising her replacements will have to account for this.
Bp | Raytown, MO