Likely Government Shutdown Threatens Kansas City Economy

We always have to repeat this one because so many locals forget it every time . . .

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS KANSAS CITY'S LARGEST EMPLOYER!!!

When we talk vendors and support staff . . . It's impossible to live in this cowtown without some kind of economy connection to the federal government. 

Most likely . . . Anybody living in the greater KC area knows & loves somebody working for the Feds.

And so . . . 

The shut down decision isn't some abstract political game for people in KC . . . It's a problem confronting thousands of local families and workers.

Check this report . . .

Meanwhile, federal employees in the Kansas City metro are bracing for the delay of their next paycheck.

Local unions said many of their employees will be required to continue working in a shutdown. They just won't immediately receive compensation from the government.

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

KC-area federal employees brace for shutdown, delayed paychecks

With a federal government shutdown looming, federal employees in the Kansas City metro are bracing for the delay of their next paycheck.

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