Mayor Q Threatens Kansas City Doom Without E-Tax

This week just about every mainstream politico in town backed the E-tax.

Before locals get worked up . . . History shows us that even amid hard times, KCMO voters support the E-tax because it basically serves as a levy on so many suburbanites who CHOOSE to do biz in Kansas City proper. 

However . . .

This time around, in order to make things interesting . . . So many local taxes shot down over the past few years have offered hope/fear that voting patterns might change . . . And that "motivation" sparks the most recent campaign . . . 

Check-it:  

A coalition of elected officials and business and labor leaders urged voters at a news conference to renew the tax. Mayor Quinton Lucas said without the tax, Kansas City would have to figure out other ways to cover the major gap.

“That means higher cost for us through sales taxes, property taxes and other services,” Lucas said. “We’d see cuts in terms of the services that are provided to you, we'd see a reduction in our employees, and we'd see harm to Kansas City's workers.”

On the other hand . . . 

"Over the last several years, general anti-tax sentiment has seeped into a constellation of political issues across the Kansas City metro. The upcoming April 7 vote over the renewal of Kansas City’s 1% earnings tax will mark one of the biggest tests of whether that opposition could risk ensnaring a critical resource for the city."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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Kansas City civic leaders urge voters to renew earnings tax - or face catastrophic budget cuts

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