Kansas City Could Be 'Next Austin' Again!!!

In 2014 the New York Times boldly declared . . . 

"Millennials Going to Kansas City, to Live and Work"

It was a hype report mostly based on Visit KC propaganda and didn't have much to do with reality. 

And now . . .

ONCE AGAIN KANSAS CITY TOURISM HACKS ARE SELLING THE SIZZLE OF THIS TOWN THAT IGNORES RECORD BREAKING CRIME & WORSENING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE!!!

It's not that we're being cynical . . . Every town is obliged to "sell the sizzle" and encourage visitors and new residents.

The only problem is that this kind of irrationally exuberant hype is mistaken for reality by feckless politicos who attempt to hide their incompetence with tourism talking points. 

And so we'll share this missive for those who haven't seen it already with a WARNING . . . 

Kansas City has been selling "the Next Austin, Denver, San Francisco, Portland" story for nearly a decade whilst simultaneously ignoring historic crime numbers and a stunning lack of cooperation betwixt police & political leadership to attempt to curb the slaughter. 

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