Tuesday, April 07, 2009

K.C. Chiefs Tax Break Meets New Condition



If I live to be 2000- I'll NEVER understand why so many tax dollars are shovelled to professional sports teams.


Taxpayers don't get ANY discounts on tickets!

Anyway- the Chiefs recently applied for and received a $25-million tax break from the State of Missouri to move their training camp to St. Joseph from River Falls-WI..

The Chiefs wanted all that money- in return of a promise to keep their training facility in St. Joe for 5 years.

For $25-million- the State SHOULD have insisted on an at least 25-year stay- but at least state officials have changed the Chiefs' stay-length in St. Joe to 10 years.

My basic questions:

Doesn't the State of Missouri have more beneficial businesses to bestow $25-million tax breaks on?

Should Missouri be giving ANY tax breaks to successful corporations in the present economic climate?

and the standard clinker:

SHOULDN'T ELECTED OFFICIALS BE GIVEN PRE-OFFICE DRUG TESTS?????
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