Patrick Tuohey Roasts Council Lady Bough Over Endless Incentives

The debate over policy is worth a peek and nobody knows more about policy wonk consideration that Patrick Tuohey.

However . . . 

TUOHEY TAKES COUNCIL LADY BOUGH TO TASK OVER HER CLUELESS REGARDING THE IMPACT OF SO MANY KCMO INCENTIVES HANDED OUT LIKE CANDY!!!

 Sure, there's no harm done because she's termed out . . . But that doesn't mean it's not brutal and certainly worth a read.

Here's one of many money lines and a link to the column . . . 

"Kansas City doesn’t suffer from a shortage of studies. It suffers from a shortage of elected officials willing to let evidence influence how they govern. After decades of subsidies and billions of taxpayer dollars committed, the chair of the Finance Committee says she still lacks the information needed to make an educated decision. That’s not an excuse. It’s an indictment."

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

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