Here's just a quick thought for the afternoon . . .
PAYING FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE OF UPPER-MIDDLE-CLASS WHITE PEOPLE HAS NEARLY BANKRUPTED KANSAS CITY!!!Proof:
The P&L District failure the is most obvious indication that counting on only white-middle-class party people to save Kansas City was a horrible idea. The district crushed other downtown businesses, enacted racially divisive dress code policy and now (as TKC foretold) one business is gone and a few more are soon to follow. ADDITIONALLY, P&L DISTRICT DEBT, FINANCING SCHEMES AND BOND PROBLEMS ARE KILLING THIS TOWN'S ECONOMY IN THE MIDDLE OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS!!!
Kansas City chased away a great many downtown residents and businesses in order to build condos . . . Then the housing market collapsed . . . High Priced Condos remain empty while affordable housing is even harder to find. Catering to the fickle Condo class has put this town far behind and led a great man real estate people into ruin . . . Which is only kinda funny.
The last remaining JoCo people who can afford to go to sporting events still love the Chiefs and the Royals . . . Even better: Because of the Stadium Tax, Jackson County is picking up the tab for entertainment and has seen very little in return . . . Not even bragging rights for two of the worst teams in professional sports. Clearly, Tin Cup Urbanism didn't work out for Kansas City . . . Reactionaries often point to high crime and brown people as the root cause of the kind of urban failure that this cowtown if facing. Nothing could be further from reality. Currently, Kansas City is now confronted with high property taxes and the prospect of cutting back on police in order to pay for the posh parties that have failed to benefit this town's bottom line.