tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post1845138138240492681..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: AFTERMATH: KANSAS CITY FOUNTAIN PROTEST AND CITY HALL THREAT LETTER!!!Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-9239772696077857872014-06-07T08:33:50.005-05:002014-06-07T08:33:50.005-05:00"It's always the whine of the over-privil..."It's always the whine of the over-privileged and spoiled that their tax money is going somewhere else."<br /><br />A lot of people in Armour Fields and other "nice" parts of town got there on their own. The whine you hear is the result of their being expected to subsidize everything for everyone. As for spoiled and over-privileged, take a look at the rent-subsidized hipsters who now want us to pay for a streetcar so they won't have to own cars or--heaven forbid!-take the bus that our taxes already provide.<br /><br />And don't forget. We also pay sales and earnings taxes. Kansas City should thank us for staying in the city and not moving to JOCO instead of penalizing us for living in "nice" neighborhoods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-77803152114747308122014-06-07T08:11:05.586-05:002014-06-07T08:11:05.586-05:00If this dispute is really about taxes and not abou...If this dispute is really about taxes and not about the fountain, then Armour Fields people are extremely stupid and need to pick their fights better.<br /><br />They also need better communication skills because the only thing they are whining about is the fountain.<br /><br />And no, you still don't know squat. The city property taxes collected on residential property doesn't come close to paying for basic city services received. That's why we also have sales tax, earnings tax, and higher property tax rates on commercial property.<br /><br />It's always the whine of the over-privileged and spoiled that their tax money is going somewhere else. <br /><br />And it's never true.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-425828564079104242014-06-07T04:32:50.572-05:002014-06-07T04:32:50.572-05:00You may be right, Mensa boy, but if you're wro...You may be right, Mensa boy, but if you're wrong, will you resign and go back to Nebraska?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-6837322491321563582014-06-06T22:00:47.199-05:002014-06-06T22:00:47.199-05:00Sloppily laundered Rex-cash isn't really a &qu...Sloppily laundered Rex-cash isn't really a "wake up call", Dan-O.<br /><br />Your puppeteer just gave the pro-strretcar camp 20,000 talking points. Time for you and Pat and the original "CK to face it: you are so far out of touch with KC voters that your "lie and buy it" tactics are starting to look more funny than threatening. <br /><br />Enjoy your fountain and a facebook farce and your exact same 35% of voters who always vote no on transit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-14898023221830821432014-06-06T18:26:06.104-05:002014-06-06T18:26:06.104-05:00Fountains don't do nothing except attract dogs...Fountains don't do nothing except attract dogs and drunks. We need Light Rail and every penny counts cause I heard that the "Government" in D.C. aint gonna come through.<br />Turn off the fountains and turn on the Train.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-22141691766323769772014-06-06T16:55:06.355-05:002014-06-06T16:55:06.355-05:00Shut up, Dan.Shut up, Dan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-52485126739684601952014-06-06T13:29:39.304-05:002014-06-06T13:29:39.304-05:0012:44: I am well aware of how city services are fi...12:44: I am well aware of how city services are financed and where my property taxes go. It's not up to me to determine what portion goes to the city, the county, the school district, etc. <br /><br />We pay a shitload of money in taxes and should receive basic services in return. It's up to all these government entities to determine how to best use the pool of money they receive. What they're getting now is more than enough to deliver the services that need to be delivered. They just don't know how to run anything. <br /><br />If Sly had any cojones, he would get rid of all the deadweight at city hall and in all its departments (probably 75% of the people) and start from scratch. He was elected because people thought he would do just that. Instead, he's turned out to be a huge disappointment. Same could be said for Sanders. And the superintendent du jour. <br /><br />Don't lecture me about being ignorant, rich, over-privileged, etc., because I am far from either. Outraged, yes.<br /><br />If you really think this is about a fountain, you are the ignorant one, my friend. And in for a big wake-up call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-25092426697642303022014-06-06T13:22:59.770-05:002014-06-06T13:22:59.770-05:0010:44 (first post) FTW. 10:44 (first post) FTW. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-37841831104470753072014-06-06T12:44:48.572-05:002014-06-06T12:44:48.572-05:0010:44, your ignorance of city services and how the...10:44, your ignorance of city services and how they are financed is exceeded only by how much you take them for granted.<br /><br />Residential property taxes do not even begin to pay for the services you receive, and if you ever took a glance at your property tax bill, you'd know how small the proportion the city receives.<br /><br />Sorry, but this IS about the fountain. You think you should have a free fountain because your neighborhood is rich.<br /><br />What a whiney, over-privileged, spoiled brat you are.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-67308974177584049962014-06-06T12:15:42.388-05:002014-06-06T12:15:42.388-05:0010:55: I don't recall being given a chance to ...10:55: I don't recall being given a chance to vote on P&L. Unfortunately we vote for council people and mayor, and we don't know what those folks' agendas are until they're in office. For example, I voted for Sly because I was impressed with the way he SAID he'd handle the problems in neighborhoods like Marlborough (on a KCPT show). As it turns out, he seems to have forgotten his promises and has become one of the eco-devo streetcar pod people (as in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-41685511901247329982014-06-06T10:58:18.396-05:002014-06-06T10:58:18.396-05:0010:44 nailed it!
Its about the SW part of KCMO fo...10:44 nailed it!<br /><br />Its about the SW part of KCMO footing the bill for all this nonsense and getting little or nothing in return. And don't forget the 15% annual increases in water/sewer bills into infinity.<br /><br />Time to hold these council people accountable: Glover, Taylor...Marcason checked out long ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-88421787219971625812014-06-06T10:56:37.629-05:002014-06-06T10:56:37.629-05:00EXCLUSIVE!!! FACTS MEAN NOTHING!!! WATCH ME TURN A...EXCLUSIVE!!! FACTS MEAN NOTHING!!! WATCH ME TURN A NEIGHBORHOOD DISPUTE INTO MY ANTI-PROGRESS I-HATE-IT-HERE AGENDA!!! RealTKCHeadlinesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-88046409239180915112014-06-06T10:55:28.473-05:002014-06-06T10:55:28.473-05:00Maybe they should quit voting for taxes that are m...Maybe they should quit voting for taxes that are mainly used to subsidize failed projects, like the Power & Light District. Taxed are not being spent on city services. Vote NO in August.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-90102218287225609692014-06-06T10:50:31.676-05:002014-06-06T10:50:31.676-05:0010:44 - don't forget about the 1% earnings tax...10:44 - don't forget about the 1% earnings tax too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-5949725491120550352014-06-06T10:49:13.805-05:002014-06-06T10:49:13.805-05:0010:44 (#1) pretty much tells it like it is for eve...10:44 (#1) pretty much tells it like it is for everyone from the Plaza south. We're expected to subsidize rents and pay for all the pretty new toys the hipsters say they need. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-25309591501661183142014-06-06T10:44:17.281-05:002014-06-06T10:44:17.281-05:009:12: No problem. The streetcar supporters have &q...9:12: No problem. The streetcar supporters have "proof" the streetcar will solve all of Kansas City's problems.<br /><br />But like Nixon's "secret plan" to end the Vietnam war, they're not sharing their "proof."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-78640865162671285272014-06-06T10:44:16.730-05:002014-06-06T10:44:16.730-05:00You guys are missing the bigger picture here. It’s...You guys are missing the bigger picture here. It’s about return on investment. Folks in this part of town bear a disproportionate part of the tax burden in KCMO and get very little in return. <br /><br />It’s not about the fountain. The fountain is simply the straw that broke the camel’s back. If you live there, you pay thousands of dollars in property taxes on your house and your vehicles, plus sales tax on everything you purchase. <br /><br />In return, you get to pay the homes association hundreds of dollars to pay a private company to plow the streets (because it takes the city days to do it) and to pay for a private security company (because it takes the police way too long to get there, even in life-threatening emergencies) and to pay for upkeep of the city-owned islands (because the city would just let the weeds grow and the fountains fall into disrepair). Soon, we’ll be missing fire trucks too.<br /><br />If you live there, you can’t send your kids to public schools because this major-city school district is unaccredited. Boys are raping girls in the high school just down the street, a school that no one who actually lives nearby attends, again, because it is unaccredited.<br /><br />The city knows all this and, instead of trying to turn the tide, doesn’t even attempt to plow the streets. The folks that live here are actually told to call the security company first because they will get there well before the police. <br /><br />People are moving to Kansas because the city doesn’t give a damn about them. <br /><br />The metro area should be applauding Armour Fields for standing up to the nonsense. Without this part of town, KC is in deep sh*t.<br /><br />It’s not about a fountain folks. This is a critical moment. The streetcar is a sign, and hopefully the city is taking it seriously. People who live here, for the most part, are not against the streetcar going through their neighborhood. They are against the proposed funding mechanism. They already bear the tax burden mentioned above for little return, and now were going to be expected to pay hundreds of dollars per year in additional property taxes for a streetcar, under the guise of increased property values. <br /><br />It’s pretty difficult to believe property values are going to increase when you can’t use the schools, can’t call the police and have to take care of your own basic city services. Mayor James needs to wake-up and take this sleeping giant seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-53521474366523563412014-06-06T10:34:45.192-05:002014-06-06T10:34:45.192-05:00You link to a fox4 story that totally disproves wh...You link to a fox4 story that totally disproves what you have been blogging about, haha Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-79796769093113158062014-06-06T10:11:20.798-05:002014-06-06T10:11:20.798-05:00Slys financial responsibility is like driving by a...Slys financial responsibility is like driving by a ghetto shack and seeing a brand new Cadillac while the utilities are being shut off. O can't wait to see the dumb asses of KC go to the poles and forgive everything that has gone wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-37841637981317411052014-06-06T10:11:16.277-05:002014-06-06T10:11:16.277-05:00Hey, I got a sprinkler that I use to water my lawn...Hey, I got a sprinkler that I use to water my lawn in the summer.<br /><br />This year, I think I will call it a fountain and demand that the city give me the water free.<br /><br />That, dear sir, is the real story. A bunch of whiney white people didn't get their way, so they got all stompy foot and put up a sign.<br /><br />Can't wait until they all assemble at the fountain and hold their breath until they turn blue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-15384714695855204472014-06-06T09:57:18.958-05:002014-06-06T09:57:18.958-05:00News editors always mangle these story's to sh...News editors always mangle these story's to shreds anyway to make it consumable for the general doofus population. <br /><br />The sign is the real story. It says it all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-13484252388508514362014-06-06T09:48:31.243-05:002014-06-06T09:48:31.243-05:00No, I am not saying Tony lies.
I am saying that a...No, I am not saying Tony lies.<br /><br />I am saying that any idiotic anti-city government story that any idiot wants to sell, Tony is buying.<br /><br />Without, of course, checking it out first.<br /><br />I do thank him for at least linking to the Fox4 story where we learn how truly stupid this whole dispute is.<br /><br />I am, however, considering moving to Armour Fields, given that apparently this is the biggest problem they have.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-46650668776822109692014-06-06T09:45:49.293-05:002014-06-06T09:45:49.293-05:00Right. Boy, will this ever teach Armour Fields a l...Right. Boy, will this ever teach Armour Fields a lesson!<br /><br />Geez, folks. Get a grip.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-17139283675566039072014-06-06T09:44:34.477-05:002014-06-06T09:44:34.477-05:00Yes tony lies about everything, he hates factsYes tony lies about everything, he hates factsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-86706803150014912172014-06-06T09:43:50.402-05:002014-06-06T09:43:50.402-05:00Wait are you saying tony lies?Wait are you saying tony lies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com