On the 4th of July, hawkish pundits remind us that "freedom isn't free" and we realize the same logic also applies to air travel. Sadly, the campaign for a new Kansas City airport was NOTHING MORE THAN ONE BIG LIE and nobody is being held accountable for the deception.
Remember the election effort started with childish sponsored tweets about long lines and accessibility based on doctored photos. Now in the aftermath of the vote, our blog community has documented the construction delays FIRST and MSM has followed-up complaints from tax fighters.
But the sordid topic of coin remains unchecked.
To wit . . .
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAMPAIGN PROMISE THAT THE NEW AIRPORT WOULDN'T COST KANSAS CITY TAXPAYERS OR RESIDENTS A DIME?!?!
This one was funny because the costs for the new airport had already started to mount before the election was ever commissioned . . .
To wit . . .
Now, already in terms of studies, legal work and behind the scenes administration . . . KC taxpayers have funded the AROUND A MILLION BUCKS worth of new airport subsidy without any hint of reimbursement from the airlines.
Newsies can do their own homework and check the City Clerk's website for "accelerated" ordinance proof of this not-so-fun fact. Even worse, clandestine cash from the City Manager's office powers airport payouts in addition to so many other fees that City Hall doesn't want the public to discover.
Sadly, as the airport construction delays continue . . . The price-tag for Kansas City taxpayers will WORSEN and go unreported by the media who simply report presser hype.
Meanwhile, our best and brightest TKC TIPSTERS reveal that the scumbags who run the airport can sell pr0n at magazine stands but still block TKC on their public wifi.
And so, our blog community continues to hold City Hall accountable for a BILLION DOLLAR LIE perpetrated against Kansas City taxpayers whilst this town hurries to wait for delayed construction on the biggest project in modern local history which is already proving disastrous.
Developing . . .