The cowtown fight over money and jobs is never complete and talk of a "truce" is mostly something for politicos to pitch to voters whilst working to provide corporate welfare behind the scenes.
Example:
Skepticism Is Warranted on Missouri/Kansas Border War Truce
Money line:
"The Kansas City region is unlike many in the United States in that the metropolitan area is divided almost exactly in half by the state line. The older and more urban part of region, Kansas City, sits in Missouri. The newer and more suburban post-war developments rest in Kansas. So the traditional urban-suburban economic wars seen across the country have an additional component: state interests. According to the Hall Family Foundation, the two states spent $335 million in the past decade trading employers only to see Kansas win a slight 1,200 net gain of jobs.
"While the state action is welcome, the truce deal does not include all the various localities on either side of the state border. Cities may continue to offer incentives or other financial packages to lure existing businesses into their domain. While Kansas City, Missouri has pledged to honor the agreement, smaller suburban communities on the Kansas side have not. As demonstrated by the USDA’s recent announcement that it has chosen a site on the Missouri side to relocate some of its workforce, the two states will continue to fight an expensive war among themselves to bring jobs from afar."
You decide . . .
I know I should read this and comment.
ReplyDeleteGlad Tony wrote it.
I'm just tired. The site seems very quiet tonight.