Newspaper biz section runs hype and ignores the death of local Democracy by way of TDD secret ballot and multi-step rigged election . . .
This TKC Reader Seyz: "Apartments, hotel, bars, tax subsidies, etc. This type of economic development would have happed without wasting all that money on a trolley. Where are the businesses moving in with the good jobs? Where the retail merchants that were are suppose to move into all those empty store fronts?
"Let’s get rid of the subsidies and start charging the tourist for their streetcar rides."
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This TKC Reader Seyz: "Apartments, hotel, bars, tax subsidies, etc. This type of economic development would have happed without wasting all that money on a trolley. Where are the businesses moving in with the good jobs? Where the retail merchants that were are suppose to move into all those empty store fronts?
"Let’s get rid of the subsidies and start charging the tourist for their streetcar rides."
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Kansas City's streetcar line lures developers - and gives them headaches
The very thing that is luring developers to downtown Kansas City - the new streetcar line on Main Street - also is presenting construction and architectural challenges. Unlike many building projects around the metro area, builders can't close off street curb lanes during construction.
The traditional brick and mortar stores are dead. Warren Buffet has dumped all of his stock in retail including Walmart.
ReplyDeleteStreetcars are dead too, they have been replaced by buses.
ReplyDeleteKCMO has the only free streetcar in the US. I guess this is why our taxes are so low'!
ReplyDeleteCerner and Garmin don't appear to be opening new offices with good paying jobs in the trolley district?
ReplyDeleteThe streetcar does lure developers - the ones looking for handouts from the taxpayers.
ReplyDeleteThis is like double taxation. We are taxed to pay for the streetcar to bring developers in and then we give tax breaks to the developers when they arrive. This is crazy!
ReplyDeleteYet, more and more businesses are being constructed on the line with ABSOLUTELY zero tax incentives.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the northland and Joao are pouring money into subsidized costcos and convention hotels and strip malls. Odd...
Nail on head 12:01pm
ReplyDelete12:46 Name 5. heck name 3.
ReplyDelete12:46 Didn't think so. LIAR
ReplyDeleteToot toot. Ka-ching. Clunk.
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