COMBAT Tax Cash Reconsidered

Quick update from local taxfighters on the sketchy premise that EPIC funding for anti-crime programs helps solve the uptick in local violence . . . Here's a noteworthy rebuttal . . .

"Kansas City’s homicide rate reached a record high in 2023. It has been a little lower so far this year, which is good. Unfortunately, it’s not clear that anyone knows why. Maybe it’s just a matter of chance.

"While the lower homicide rate is great news, if we don’t measure the effect of the money we are spending, we risk not doing enough of what is working. That assumes any of it is working. We just don’t know, and that isn’t good enough for policymakers or the families of those lost."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Jackson County COMBAT Is Still a Failure - Show Me Institute

It's been a few years since we've checked in with COMBAT, Jackson County, Missouri's Community Backed Anti-Crime Tax. Back in 2016, I noted that Jackson