tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post1582728298327512363..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: INSIDER: KANSAS CITY 'BURN RATE' AND FINANCIAL MISTAKES UNSUSTAINABLE!!!Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-39671841606220452172019-10-24T07:39:56.033-05:002019-10-24T07:39:56.033-05:007:23 municipal finances are different from running...7:23 municipal finances are different from running a business in that almost no private businesses have pension plans. Pension plans allow a city to be basically bankrupt for years before they actually have to admit it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-72321793805147906032019-10-23T22:51:09.951-05:002019-10-23T22:51:09.951-05:007:23 said
"It might be about time for Lucas t...7:23 said<br />"It might be about time for Lucas to announce that he has PTSD."<br /><br />Genius line!<br /><br />8:02 comment<br />Check the numbers again.<br />Transportation and Infrastructure $628,412,429, with Water Services taking 2/3 of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-53317507833413144042019-10-23T20:22:19.843-05:002019-10-23T20:22:19.843-05:00Yup. Time to elect a CPA, and cut spending. Yup. Time to elect a CPA, and cut spending. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817269782368048812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-18259450514000441732019-10-23T20:02:35.560-05:002019-10-23T20:02:35.560-05:00Transportation and Infrastructure gets 204 million...Transportation and Infrastructure gets 204 million dollars out of 1.72 billion, well, kiss fixing the streets. <br /><br />Police and fire get almost 1/3rd of the budget.<br /><br />Where’s the 1billion left over go???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-64598053184496617532019-10-23T19:57:48.144-05:002019-10-23T19:57:48.144-05:00Whatever they decide, they MUST SET ASIDE MONEY FO...Whatever they decide, they MUST SET ASIDE MONEY FOR BIKE LANES. Reality Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536222412085621290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-69097163228587615512019-10-23T19:38:01.700-05:002019-10-23T19:38:01.700-05:00What kind of fund balances does the City have that...What kind of fund balances does the City have that carryover and are used in revenues for the budget? Or did Slybeotch spend those fund balances (savings) down?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-304881871492464262019-10-23T19:23:13.415-05:002019-10-23T19:23:13.415-05:00Municipal finance is really pretty similar to runn...Municipal finance is really pretty similar to running a business or even your own home.<br />If more money is going out the door than is coming in, at some point you're upside down.<br />And, and has been said, bankruptcy takes place very slowly, and then very quickly.<br />But the gang at 12th and Oak just can't bring themselves to ever say NO, especially when those funding their campaigns are constantly looking for handouts.<br />How about a few more million for 18th and Vine?<br />You really can't make this stuff up.<br />It might be about time for Lucas to announce that he has PTSD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-45378891188981402312019-10-23T19:06:07.573-05:002019-10-23T19:06:07.573-05:00no worries, the property tax windfall from jackso...no worries, the property tax windfall from jackson county will save there reckless spending Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-8990949935194973202019-10-23T18:57:15.323-05:002019-10-23T18:57:15.323-05:00"We hope that new Mayor Quinton Lucas and the..."We hope that new Mayor Quinton Lucas and the KCMO Council fully understand the fiscal implications of the current budget. It's way past time to get the City's financial house in order."<br /><br />Don't hold your breath.<br /><br />This is the tripwire for anyone in KCMO who owns a small business, owns property or in any way lives a comfortable lifestyle there. Time to GTFO now! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-3680979888561656762019-10-23T18:23:29.161-05:002019-10-23T18:23:29.161-05:00^patience is a virtue, open spaces is on its last ...^patience is a virtue, open spaces is on its last leg.....<br /><br />Money needs to be found for first responders. The perfect place to find that money is to eliminate the department of “Culture”.....boomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-50231066197838387902019-10-23T17:26:53.838-05:002019-10-23T17:26:53.838-05:00No matter how dire the budget situation, they are ...No matter how dire the budget situation, they are already in the process of approving millions more for another "Open Spaces", even though some vendors from last year are still unpaid. Government out of control!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-31069552807246208672019-10-23T17:16:48.318-05:002019-10-23T17:16:48.318-05:00We gave up on financial solvency a long time ago. ...We gave up on financial solvency a long time ago. Around when the chamber told everyone to let Sly James get a second term. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-76838578250918540542019-10-23T16:55:37.042-05:002019-10-23T16:55:37.042-05:00The Deep Kansas City State.
Out of control bureau...The Deep Kansas City State.<br /><br />Out of control bureaucrats who can't be fired, backed by unions who support Democrat/Identity-Politics politicians who couldn't count change at a hamburger stand making decisions with YOUR money.<br /><br />It's all about Progressive/SJW Ideology and the redistribution of YOUR money to the SJW cause de jour.chuckhttp://www.kmnhg.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-60193182159464193002019-10-23T16:52:12.150-05:002019-10-23T16:52:12.150-05:00^^^ This is why most people just watch it burn fro...^^^ This is why most people just watch it burn from the comfort of JoCo or far, far across the river. Gervisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-1106282667910665422019-10-23T16:51:21.020-05:002019-10-23T16:51:21.020-05:00^^^^ Don't confuse the issue and don't be ...^^^^ Don't confuse the issue and don't be so sure. KC has total local control over the fire department and we can't do anything about their spending or management. <br /><br />- GarnishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-30728631307444091812019-10-23T16:50:01.566-05:002019-10-23T16:50:01.566-05:00The only way to have a REAL conversation about pol...The only way to have a REAL conversation about police spending is to push for local control. Without it then KC doesn't have enough say over their purse strings. 3rdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-16597717748255968182019-10-23T16:49:02.352-05:002019-10-23T16:49:02.352-05:00^^^^ Sad but true. KC elections are mostly about s...^^^^ Sad but true. KC elections are mostly about special interests with their hands out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-59630880741433856082019-10-23T16:48:21.891-05:002019-10-23T16:48:21.891-05:00a brave elected official would work with these cit...a brave elected official would work with these city departments and help to get them in line with economic reality before a financial threat arose. In KC the politians are too weak to even think of such a thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com