Kansas City Economy Sputters: Who Should We Blame?!?!

And so, today it turns out we're not enjoying the "American Golden Age" that was promised. 

Instead, take a peek outside and notice just another cycle of economic hardship that works to further erode the middle-class and ABSOLUTELY PUNISH the working-poor i.e. just about everybody you know.  

The main headline today for people who watch the news for more than weather info . . . 

Employers have cut ONE MILLION AMERICAN JOBS, the most since COVID. 

The economic impact is now starting to take hold and even though there is bipartisan support for tougher immigration rules . . . Only simpletons think they're REALLY competing with Somalis for paying work even if the Prez actually garnered an approval bump for talking trash in order to inspire yet another distraction from the chattering-classes.

Meanwhile . . .

The local angle is much easier to understand.

Rampant crime has devastated Kansas City's urban economy.  

 Like it or not . . . 

Year over year numbers remind us that Mayor Q has presided over the bloodiest and most lawless years in Kansas City history. 

That data is EASILY correlated with the current economic downturn.

From broken store windows, to car attacks and then so many homicides . . . Mayor Q hasn't even come close to his pledge to reduce local crime to under 100 homicides per year and thereby secure this town so that we can all conduct our biz in peace. 

It doesn't really matter who locals blame for economic harsh times, but denying the downturn only prolongs financial suffering and ignores reality on local streets. 

Accordingly . . .

Here's a glimpse at the data and more reporting . . .  

A new report from the Mid-America Regional Council, the nonprofit association of city and county governments in the nine-county area around Kansas City, says the region’s economy has lost all momentum, and lags behind the nation’s overall growth.

“It's a little bit surprising to folks, given how much we think we're on a roll,” said Frank Lenk, director of the Office of Economic Research at the Mid-America Regional Council.

The region’s employment has been stagnant for 18 months, and job growth is down 4% compared to the whole United States. That equates to roughly 40,000 jobs that didn’t materialize. At the same time, some of the area’s biggest industries, including government, transportation and warehousing, insurance, and auto manufacturing, are also experiencing slow growth.

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

KCUR:  Kansas City’s economy needs momentum. What can be done to boost it? 

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