Check this hidden gem featuring a former local politico throwing just a bit of shade at his replacement . . . As Mayor Sly's pitch for local jobs might have been one of his worst actions in office and still inspires a bit of criticism . . .
"Congress could pass a national law banning this sort of corporate bribery. Mark Funkhouser, a former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, envisions a law as the domestic version of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which makes it illegal for Americans to bribe foreign officials."
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Amazon's HQ2 Spectacle Isn't Just Shameful-It Should Be Illegal
"Congress could pass a national law banning this sort of corporate bribery. Mark Funkhouser, a former mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, envisions a law as the domestic version of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which makes it illegal for Americans to bribe foreign officials."
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Amazon's HQ2 Spectacle Isn't Just Shameful-It Should Be Illegal
Thank fucking Jesus H Christ we didn’t get Amazon. It would have destroyed what’s left of Kansas City. I’m glad Amazon wants to locate in a city not overrun by criminals and has a working infrastructure.
ReplyDeleteOne of the powers Congress is given under the constitution is the power to regulate interstate commerce. They have used that power to justify all kinds of questionable legislation but they refuse to regulate corporate welfare by states and cities.
ReplyDeleteWas quite the spectacle seeing SLie pitching all those cheap shit made in China "products" Amazon specializes in.
ReplyDeleteKCMO would have been better served if Slie had spent his Amazon time on a plan to fix the failed infrastructure. At least something positive might have happened.
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ReplyDeleteAside from Amazon, does Mayor idiot know there has been rusted water pipes that were dug up sitting on 57th street for over two weeks? No excuse for this crap!
Sly or the Funk. I'll take the Funk thank you. There's something attractive about a city that isn't in debt up to it's eyeballs... if a city had eyeballs.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with the Funk on this.
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