IS KANSAS CITY PREPARED FOR RECESSION & FOOD SHORTAGES?!?

Quick answer . . . 

OF COURSE NOT!!!

Even worse . . .

The 2022 recession is going to feel a lot more like an ECONOMIC DEPRESSION for workers who are still struggling to get back on their feet after the COVID pandemic.

Despite the dearth of viable economic reporting (that's not just sponsored content spin garbage) in and around Kansas City; the economic turmoil of the nation and the globe have already started to impact our beloved cowtown.

One good example out of many . . . 

Missouri is among the hardest hit states amid the current baby formula scarcity crisis.

Meanwhile . . .

A quick look at local streets reveals a great many people suffering financially, gas prices continue to rise and circumstances for many are increasingly desperate . . . Youngsters without money for $1200 mobile phones are actually reading books like the metro was some damn 3rd world sh*thole country. 

Accordingly . . .

IF MAYOR Q & COUNCIL WERE SMART THEY MIGHT DEVISE SOME KIND OF KCMO PLAN TO HELP LOCALS COPE WITH HARD TIMES THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY AND GETTING WORSE!!!

At the outset of the pandemic, Mayor & Council focused their efforts on helping the homeless but now economic suffering is more widely distributed. 

Sadly . . .

What we've seen is the temptation for locals to mistakenly believe that far off tourism schemes and entertainment districts will provide relief for financial devastation that's currently underway. 

The toy train streetcar extension isn't going to save Kansas City's economy. Sorry. 

Again, let's not forget . . .

Prez Biden has promised us food shortages and is now delivering on his word. 

Unfortunately, global markets and gas prices indicate that economic turmoil will only grow worse under the current Administration. 

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