Kansas City Mayor Q Shares Financial Flex Despite EPIC Deficit

The best AWESOME TKC READERS noticed Mayor Q offering economic bragging amid the Sunday news dead-zone wherein most locals are concerned with running up their own credit card debt amid holiday season crunch time.

As always . . . 

Our blog community provides context and DATA as a counterpoint to political posturing. 

Big picture . . . 

This year Kansas City revealed a budget deficit of 100 MILLION BUCKS and has been forced to enact a hiring freeze. 

Accordingly . . .

NO, KANSAS CITY HAS NOT DISPLAYED ANYTHING CLOSE TO FINANCIAL RESILIENCY AS DWINDLING COVID CASH HAS FORCED 12TH & OAK TO START CUTTING SERVICES!!!

Meanwhile . . .

We notice payouts to politically connected activists and pricey "studies" abound going into election season.

Of course, in fairness, we'll share today's perspective from city hall . . .  

"Since taking office, Mayor Lucas strengthened the City’s reserve policy by moving from a two-month to a three-month Rainy Day Fund requirement. As a result, Kansas City is now in a strong position, with cash reserves roughly $120 million higher than they were eight years ago."

The glossy overview . . . 

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

Mayor Q On FB: "Kansas City shared an update on the City’s financial position, including the strength of our Rainy Day Fund. Today, the fund sits at $268 million, exceeding its $218 million target by $50 million."

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