HOW WILL FED RATE HIKE IMPACT KANSAS CITY?!?!

Technically we're still in the "dark winter" that Prez Biden promised Americans and that makes sense because today's financial news is incredibly dismal. 

To wit . . .

AN UPCOMING RATE HIKE THREATENS KANSAS CITY'S FINANCES AND SIGNALS THE END OF FREE MONEY STIMMY!!!

It's not going to be pretty and here's what experts are saying . . .

The first quarter-point increase in the federal funds rate in three years will likely lay the groundwork for additional hikes to follow.

“The cumulative effect of rate hikes is what is really going to have an impact on the economy and household budgets,” said Greg McBride, Bankrate.com’s chief financial analyst.

Meanwhile . . .

RISING INTEREST WILL IMPACT KANSAS CITY AND WORSEN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP FOR LOCALS!!!

Here are just a few consequences that readers might notice . . .

- Again, the local real estate boom is kaput for now. That might mean more begging from local developers and increased desperation for sellers.  

- Good time biz might be a tougher sell. This town loves to party and put the bill on credit cards. That's going to be a lot harder in the future and we're likely to see a great many people cutting back. 

- Overall, Kansas City and the nation confront another recession that will continue to squeeze the middle & working-class. What's worse is that local politicos won't be able solve all of their problems with "stimmy" from the White House for much longer.

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