Ok, no paragraphs permitted in comments. My bad. Still TLDNR.
Chris: TLDNR. Consider paragraphs. Vinny Vinyardi. Yeah, great idea. Let's put the people who has successfully avoided financial success or risk-taking in charge of attracting risk-taking revenue and job generators. Sure, unethical business people should not be in charge (and there are plenty of ethical entrepreneurial businesspeople), but it is nonsensical to put non-business people in charge of generating business.
If a city can give away over $20,000 to random residents in the form of 'The Club' steering wheel devices, a cool million for - deep breath - a park, is nothing. Haven't you people seen all of the use our parks get? Why, there are ticket booths for the swings, the lines are so long. Picnic mania I tell ya. No mowing this summer, the families playing ball kept it worn short. Kansas City is in dire need of more play area. Yeah, KCMO gave away 'The Club' to over 500 peeps. That's the best way to enforce a city ordinance which prohibits vehicles left unattended while running.
I think it is about time the blue collar people of Kansas City take over the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce so they can try to do some good for the city rather than it being all about big shots and politicians being in the spotlight rather than doing what they are suppose to be doing, making Kansas City a better place to live and work and relax!!!!
Kansas City might not be the best city in America but it's our city that choose to live and work here and pay taxes here and spend our hard earned dollars here. It's a simple choice just like living in the United States is, if you don't like living here then simply get the HELL out!!!!!!!!!!!
I think it is about time the blue collar people of Kansas City take over the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce so they can try to do some good for the city rather than it being all about big shots and politicians being in the spotlight rather than doing what they are suppose to be doing, making Kansas City a better place to live and work and relax!!!! Kansas City might not be the best city in America but it's our city that choose to live and work here and pay taxes here and spend our hard earned dollars here. It's a simple choice just like living in the United States is, if you don't like living here then simply get the HELL out!!!!!!!!!!!
This is another example of taking selected “facts” and using them to push your point of view…
1.Where do you make the determination that Kansas City’s unemployment rate is decreasing slower than that of other metros? What is the source for this?
2.Yeah, St. Louis has more Fortune 500 companies…so does Detroit and so does Cleveland…therefore to draw any conclusion about the state of the metro from that fact alone is useless.
3.You mention a consultant, and unquestionably take away what they say as being an undeniable fact. What gives that consultant any more weight than, say, the rankings that exist for Kansas City in national publications that say Kansas City does well? You would not know that from reading the Pitch, but yeah, there are actually a lot of them, I can send them to you if you are interested. There are some that rank us low, but the overwhelming majority of the rankings are positive in our favor. Better yet, you do not bring up the fact that Brookings in their “State of Metropolitan America” report classifies Kansas City among the “new heartland” category with cities that I am sure you think are way better such as Indianapolis, Columbus, Minneapolis, Madison, and Atlanta. You can find similar economic performance studies at the Milken Institute and The Beacon Hill Institute. I am merely trying to show that your conclusion regarding the consultant’s findings is in dispute.
4.Yeah the city does have problems…but no more than anywhere else. This character of incompetence that you seem to place on those in power in this city can be found in every other reasonably sized city in this country…but again if you take a few facts on their face, you can make Kansas City seem SO much worse than everywhere else. If you scrutinized other cities as much as you scrutinize Kansas City, I am sure that you will find just as many problems elsewhere as you find here. (See my previous comments on your article about Indianapolis a few months ago)
You have a problem with Kansas City, I am not sure what it is, but it is obvious from your reporting that you simply have no interest in portraying Kansas City in any other light but a completely negative light. If it is not clear that Kansas City is a great place, it is certainly no clearer that Kansas City is the horrible place you make it out to be. When looking at something as rich and complex as a city, perspective is essential in developing an objective view as to how the city is faring. I am not going to tell you that there are no problems, but those problems need some perspective, something that is not evident in your writing.
This is another example of taking selected “facts†and using them to push your point of view… 1. Where do you make the determination that Kansas City’s unemployment rate is decreasing slower than that of other metros? What is the source for this? 2. Yeah, St. Louis has more Fortune 500 companies…so does Detroit and so does Cleveland…therefore to draw any conclusion about the state of the metro from that fact alone is useless. 3. You mention a consultant, and unquestionably take away what they say as being an undeniable fact. What gives that consultant any more weight than, say, the rankings that exist for Kansas City in national publications that say Kansas City does well? You would not know that from reading the Pitch, but yeah, there are actually a lot of them, I can send them to you if you are interested. There are some that rank us low, but the overwhelming majority of the rankings are positive in our favor. Better yet, you do not bring up the fact that Brookings in their “State of Metropolitan America†report classifies Kansas City among the “new heartland†category with cities that I am sure you think are way better such as Indianapolis, Columbus, Minneapolis, Madison, and Atlanta. You can find similar economic performance studies at the Milken Institute and The Beacon Hill Institute. I am merely trying to show that your conclusion regarding the consultant’s findings is in dispute. 4. Yeah the city does have problems…but no more than anywhere else. This character of incompetence that you seem to place on those in power in this city can be found in every other reasonably sized city in this country…but again if you take a few facts on their face, you can make Kansas City seem SO much worse than everywhere else. If you scrutinized other cities as much as you scrutinize Kansas City, I am sure that you will find just as many problems elsewhere as you find here. (See my previous comments on your article about Indianapolis a few months ago) You have a problem with Kansas City, I am not sure what it is, but it is obvious from your reporting that you simply have no interest in portraying Kansas City in any other light but a completely negative light. If it is not clear that Kansas City is a great place, it is certainly no clearer that Kansas City is the horrible place you make it out to be. When looking at something as rich and complex as a city, perspective is essential in developing an objective view as to how the city is faring. I am not going to tell you that there are no problems, but those problems need some perspective, something that is not evident in your writing.
Really....this is what is wrong with this city. Spend money on things we can't afford. Vote all the bozo's out. PIAC money is for roads, curbs, sidewalks etc. Not pet projects to make Princess Circo look good.
Really....this is what is wrong with this city. Spend money on things we can't afford. Vote all the bozo's out. PIAC money is for roads, curbs, sidewalks etc. Not pet projects to make Princess Circo look good.
WTF?
"Porrevecchio and others have asked the city to buy the Kansas City International Raceway"
shut down a existing business?
http://www.kcironline.com/
follow the money here
http://www.ad2biz.com/
WTF? "Porrevecchio and others have asked the city to buy the Kansas City International Raceway" shut down a existing business? http://www.kcironline.com/ follow the money here http://www.ad2biz.com/
I'm always glad to see citizens getting involved with their city's businesses as they have every right to do so. I can only hope that more people will become aware of things in the areas they live in.
Sounds like bailing a political friend out of a bad investment. And we all know the 5th District, which is second only to the 3rd District in ghetto blight per square miles, has no other needs capital improvement needs in that area.
I'm always glad to see citizens getting involved with their city's businesses as they have every right to do so. I can only hope that more people will become aware of things in the areas they live in.
Sounds like bailing a political friend out of a bad investment. And we all know the 5th District, which is second only to the 3rd District in ghetto blight per square miles, has no other needs capital improvement needs in that area.
If the e-tax is repealed what do you think will happen?
1. The city council will magically be transformed into responsible stewards of public funds.
or
2. The city council will pilfer the budget of the police department and other necessary services to fund stupid bullshit like this land purchase.
If the e-tax is repealed what do you think will happen? 1. The city council will magically be transformed into responsible stewards of public funds. or 2. The city council will pilfer the budget of the police department and other necessary services to fund stupid bullshit like this land purchase.
Why are these people still employed?
Why are these people still employed?
Re: “Kansas City's Chamber of Commerce brought the noise at its annual dinner, but it couldn't drown out reality”
*have (fine, no more critical comments)