tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post3716008759408220404..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: Fact Check: Kansas City Dies Without E-TaxTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-14430507339918668682021-02-11T18:31:18.573-06:002021-02-11T18:31:18.573-06:00VOTE NO ON THE E TAX. VOTE NO ON THE E TAX. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-54865294678793455472021-02-11T18:15:32.672-06:002021-02-11T18:15:32.672-06:00Kc needs to go on a program diet. They think they ...Kc needs to go on a program diet. They think they need a funded for everything starting with their black olny (aka diversity) programs that there are so many pages if printed and stacked it would dwarf a set of encyclopedias.Tabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086447050793645347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-45432500682163948552021-02-11T14:34:08.622-06:002021-02-11T14:34:08.622-06:00Atlas will shrug.Atlas will shrug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-50430230268479270372021-02-11T14:20:21.239-06:002021-02-11T14:20:21.239-06:00And you can finally pick up the tab for your own f...And you can finally pick up the tab for your own freight. Enjoy the tax increases loser!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-63527325395078907482021-02-11T14:17:36.244-06:002021-02-11T14:17:36.244-06:00I'm okay with Kansas City dying. Suburban folk...I'm okay with Kansas City dying. Suburban folks can go back to their small towns of the residents of Kansas City can get so.e peace and focus from local government. Win. Win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-47163113448313290552021-02-11T13:24:57.028-06:002021-02-11T13:24:57.028-06:00YupYupUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817269782368048812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-44266180456350282752021-02-11T13:24:30.051-06:002021-02-11T13:24:30.051-06:00What's killing KCMO is that we are the least f...What's killing KCMO is that we are the least free government in the metro. No school choice. No public safety. Just harassment of taxpayers and businesses. Meanwhile, the bums run free. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817269782368048812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-87608331850459269962021-02-11T11:34:11.287-06:002021-02-11T11:34:11.287-06:00KCMO gobbled up land in the 50's and 60's ...KCMO gobbled up land in the 50's and 60's and then bitched and moaned about having so many square miles of roads, sewers, and other services to manage. The E-tax gets passed every time because City Hall claims that we'll have no police, no fire protection, no sidewalks, no streets without holes, no sewers, no nuthin'. That fear campaign they run each time is very effective, even though the voters don't feel that knife in their backs. Bend over and pay the tax because it will NEVER stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-65209167703007356432021-02-11T11:20:58.771-06:002021-02-11T11:20:58.771-06:00@11:12, the most factual statement on TKC you'...@11:12, the most factual statement on TKC you've ever made. You are on here all day every day because you are a loser, no job, no wife, no children, family that either avoids you or feeds into your idiotic echo chamber. To "me" that sounds like a bitter, poor, sad way to live life. But, clearly you and your ilk enjoy it; so good for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-49802419845630122952021-02-11T11:12:12.826-06:002021-02-11T11:12:12.826-06:00^^I stay on here all day every day because I'm...^^I stay on here all day every day because I'm a loser and don't have a job or anything to do. WierdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-33823457748365275602021-02-11T11:10:08.503-06:002021-02-11T11:10:08.503-06:00LOL at people who think their votes still count. LOL at people who think their votes still count. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-33705551463542132742021-02-11T11:02:06.317-06:002021-02-11T11:02:06.317-06:00We should be giving businesses a reason to locate ...We should be giving businesses a reason to locate in KCMO and individuals a reason to live in the city, and not penalizing them for making that choice. They already have too many, and better, other options.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-53189263360060651282021-02-11T10:59:37.340-06:002021-02-11T10:59:37.340-06:00-Don't live in KCMO
-Don't work in KCMO
-E...-Don't live in KCMO<br />-Don't work in KCMO<br />-Enjoy what KCMO has to offer (not much these days) while not paying the taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-14968999324550234482021-02-11T10:51:24.989-06:002021-02-11T10:51:24.989-06:00If the city ends the E-tax how will Burns & Ma...If the city ends the E-tax how will Burns & Mac, Cerner and dozens of other big businesses in KC survive? Their buildings were built with their employee's E-taxes kicked back to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-60070490549269707852021-02-11T10:39:33.673-06:002021-02-11T10:39:33.673-06:00^^You must be too broke, too in debt, and too dumb...^^You must be too broke, too in debt, and too dumb to move. Your fault. You should work harder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-1209734543305656192021-02-11T10:33:00.494-06:002021-02-11T10:33:00.494-06:00I live in KCMO North,
I have no street lights,
I h...I live in KCMO North,<br />I have no street lights,<br />I have no city water service (but I pay $19 a quarter because it rains on my driveway)<br />I have no city sewer (that my driveway runoff does not drain into)<br />I have not sidewalks<br />I have no consistent police patrol (but I have lots of guns and a mean dog.<br /><br />I will not vote for the E taxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-91705971853421827602021-02-11T10:25:12.447-06:002021-02-11T10:25:12.447-06:00The E-tax is nothing different than a mafia protec...The E-tax is nothing different than a mafia protection racket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-66498010328794825782021-02-11T10:23:38.867-06:002021-02-11T10:23:38.867-06:00Pull the plug and let it die!Pull the plug and let it die!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-13985155311289534972021-02-11T10:07:16.342-06:002021-02-11T10:07:16.342-06:00The problem with all these votes is low-income, lo...The problem with all these votes is low-income, low-information renters make up the majority in KCMO elections. They will vote in every tax that takes from anyone but them. Most are probably unaware of the e-tax, they get their check and only look at whatever net is going into their account. If they pay taxes, its a 1040ez, they never look at the effect of the e-tax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-45417290179453926472021-02-11T10:06:16.611-06:002021-02-11T10:06:16.611-06:00JUST THE FACTS MA'AM
If KCMO residents discov...JUST THE FACTS MA'AM<br /><br />If KCMO residents discovered how many people DON'T pay the 1% earnings tax, it would NEVER be renewed.<br /><br />If you're a non-executive employee, then you likely get screwed by KCMO every pay period.<br /><br />But, if you're in the "white-collar professional class" and/or self-employed, then you likely know some of the tricks to reclassify your income so "legally" it's not considered "earned income such as salaries, wages, commissions, tips and other compensation."<br /><br />Who thinks the Chiefs/Royals organization withholds 1% on all employees?<br />Who thinks JEDunn, Burns and McDonnell, Hallmark, Cerner, etc., withhold 1% on their executives?<br />Who thinks Charlie Shields and Jolie Justus at Truman Medical Center pay 1% on their compensation?<br />Who thinks all the law firms in KC pay 1% for their partners?<br />The list of those who escape the 1% earnings tax, or only pay a fraction of their fair-share, is ENORMOUS!<br /><br />And KCMO City Hall under Troy Schulte kept it all hidden, and refused to cooperate even after we demonstrated that individuals personal privacy wouldn't be violated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-60993989581217538022021-02-11T09:13:42.681-06:002021-02-11T09:13:42.681-06:00I'd have much less heartburn over the e-tax if...I'd have much less heartburn over the e-tax if I got something for my money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-34785986256872720072021-02-11T09:11:31.275-06:002021-02-11T09:11:31.275-06:00^^what's this "KC Star" you geezers ...^^what's this "KC Star" you geezers blab incessantly about grampy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-37744362360277533802021-02-11T09:04:33.949-06:002021-02-11T09:04:33.949-06:00And yet the almighty KC Star refuses to investigat...And yet the almighty KC Star refuses to investigate tax giveaways, tax incentives, inequities, TIF effectiveness or anything that might jeopardize their own tax breaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-27495345677973038642021-02-11T08:59:31.226-06:002021-02-11T08:59:31.226-06:00Not everyone pays the E Tax. It's exempt in m...Not everyone pays the E Tax. It's exempt in many of the city's giveaway TIF projects. "Only little people pay taxes."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-54656464061556666122021-02-11T08:53:41.855-06:002021-02-11T08:53:41.855-06:00DO NOT RENEW THE E-TAX!!!!! IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE C...DO NOT RENEW THE E-TAX!!!!! IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE CONSERVATIVE, WHITE, OR LIVE <br />OUTSIDE DOWNTOWN, THOSE DOLLARS GO TO DOWNTOWN INTERESTS, ADMINISTRATION INSIDERS, PEOPLE AND GROUPS WHO HATE YOU. YOU ARE FINANCING YOUR OWN DOWNFALL IF YOU VOTE YES. THE COUNCIL DOES NOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE GUTS TO DENY THEM.<br /><br />If it comes down to it, neighborhood groups can hire their own trash pickup services.Commander and thief...noreply@blogger.com