So much Kansas City development and tax break hype is powered by the misguided, mistaken and deceptive notion that the younger generation is flocking to the urban core in search of the good life.
The reality is that not much has changed about the American dream and a vibrant multicultural city is mostly just a destination for a modicum of tourists and day trippers.
Economic reminder . . .
Wall Street Journal: Generation Y Prefers Suburban Home Over City Condo
And so, with respect of so much chatter about diversity, let's not forget that Fatherhood is the foundation of the family which is still the building block of civilization and community.
Accordingly . . .
FOR OUR TKC FATHER'S DAY TRIBUTE LET'S NOT FORGET THAT KANSAS CITY REMAINS A HORRIBLE PLACE FOR FAMILIES!!!
Check our math and realize that KC's stagnant population growth compared with surrounding suburbs confirms our conclusions.
Here's our list . . .
Papa's Won't Find Good Public Schools For Their Children In Kansas City Proper
The Kansas City Public School District is provisionally accredited and over the years the institution has seen a mass exodus of every demographic from within its ranks. Even worse, efforts to escape the district have been thwarted by politicos who fight desperately to cling to enrollment numbers tied to funding.
Rising Kansas City Crime And Murder Count Might Threaten The Old Man
Most Dads don't want their families living in a war zone and recent spikes in local violence and murder should be something that might give a local pappy a moment of pause.
Rampant Blight Plagues Paterfamilias
Good Dads are known for keeping up their lawns and maintaining their homes . . . While City Hall hopes that demolitions and home improvement programs can substitute for a man of the house - The Broken Windows Theory might have more to do with broken homes than anyone cares to realize.
Daddy Doesn't Like Corrupt KCMO Politics
During a public television debate a founding family member of Kansas City, Crosby Kemper said the streetcar vote was: "The single-most undemocratic election in Kansas City since the Pendergast era." Sadly, even more of these tragic votes are being proposed so that a small sect of development consultants can dictate taxes to families throughout the city.
Patriarchs Confront Constitutionally Protected 2nd Amendment Gun Rights Threatened By City Hall
A lot of Dads like their guns. Sadly, Kansas City political leadership has declared war on gun rights over the past few years and blamed the 2nd Amendment and its defenders for rising gun crime committed mostly by crooks and their illegal weapons. While the nanny state has proven ineffective at preventing violence, the affront to the principles set forth by the Founders isn't appreciated by any local father with a sense of history.
And so . . . For this reasons and so many more . . .
We wish our readers a Happy Father's Day for those brave souls still residing in this town.
Better title: KC fails when it tries to play daddy.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it.
Papa don't preach
ReplyDeleteKC IN DECLINE: POST: CRUSHED PATRIARCHY
ReplyDeleteEpisode One: "Your A Dick Dad"
Episode Two: "Daddy Got A Gun"
Episode Three: "He'd Rather Drink
Alone"
Episode Four: "What Is It About The
Claw Banjo?"
"Fatherhood is the foundation of the family..."
ReplyDeleteThat's the dumbest thing I've ever read!!
Fathers are sperm donors only, & completely optional.
Most families would be better off without them.
...issues
DeleteI came here to laugh at the hyperbole and quickly realized that everything Tony highlights in this entry is true. I hope our next Mayor runs on a platform with a promise to address all of these issues above anything else.
ReplyDelete"...the affront to the principles set forth by the Founders isn't appreciated by any local father with a sense of history."
ReplyDeletePeople pick & chose which part of the Constitution is important to them, just like the Bible.
Guns nuts ARE NOT defenders of the Constitution, but the enemy of the people.
What exactly is a gun nut ?
DeleteIsn't it all just the pits!
ReplyDelete10:17 - Gun nuts are the enemy of the people, huh? And we gots ta skool da fool Lyin' Lib Loonies, repeatedly:
ReplyDeleteTHE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF U.S. GUN OWNERS ARE NOT:
CAR JACKIN'--
BANK HEISTIN'--
GRANNY RAPIN'--
TOURIST ROBBIN'--
GANG BANGIN'--
M U R D E R I N'--
LOOOOOWLIIIIFES! !!!!!
Tony! Your first mistake is thinking these coons will even admit they are fathers. With 80 percent of them born as bastards the chances of anyone in the family unit taking a responsible leadership role or passing values on tho their children is near zero. If we want to break the crime cycle, abortion cycle, entitlements cycle and actually see the race contribute to society it will take a government that gets off its collective ass and identifies fathers, holds them accountable for the behaviors of their juveniles and demand they meet the basic standards of anyone wishing to be included in a civil society. Until we stop pandering and start requiring American is fucked to hell and back.
ReplyDeleteHappy Negro Confusion Day!
ReplyDeleteyeah it's the most confusing day on the East side. A father? What's that?
ReplyDeleteThis TKC posting is being nominated for the Upton Sinclair prize, in the category "Municipal News Blogging", awarded each year by the City College of New York in honor of past distinguished graduates.
ReplyDeleteonce again every man made or natural catastrophe can be tied to downtown development. Botello's law.
ReplyDeleteUhhhh....Happy Father's Day. And many, many more. You are loved and appreciated always.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely have zero desire to live in downtown KC.
ReplyDelete^^Awesome. Thanks for the update. I, like so many, have waited with baited breath for you to share this. You are so brave.
ReplyDeleteRising drunkenness also seems to be a problem in KCMO - DWIs & public fighting & weird behavior. Incident on Plaza this morning at 5 am at Zocalo. White male detained by Plaza Security and KCPD on Zocalo patio. Appears he had no money or id or shoes and was "sleeping it off on the patio". he was allowed to leave about 6:30 am by taxi. Someone should request the Plaza incident report.
ReplyDelete11:35 Everyone knows that. That is why black guys call each other "BROTHER". They just might be.
ReplyDeleteCity city proper means in Kansas City city limits. The largest school district in Kansas City, missouri is the nkc district not the limo district.
ReplyDelete"I, like so many, have waited with baited breath...." Stop eating worms and minnows and your breath won't smell so much like bait.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tony for your support of the second amendment!
ReplyDelete90% of all mass shootings were committed by democrats. We obviously need to ban democrats.
ReplyDeleteThat why they don't want to ban guns from people with mental problems.
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