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Re: Questions 1 and 2 passes, kc gets a superbowl, what next?

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:32 am
by lock+load
And where is the money for all of this going to come from?  We cannot keep increasing the sales tax again and again.  If they try, I think you are going to see JoCo attempt to take advantage of the discrepancy.  Restaurant sales tax is already over 10% in KCMO.

Re: Questions 1 and 2 passes, kc gets a superbowl, what next?

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:33 am
by kcdcchef
lock&load wrote: And where is the money for all of this going to come from?  We cannot keep increasing the sales tax again and again.  If they try, I think you are going to see JoCo attempt to take advantage of the discrepancy.  Restaurant sales tax is already over 10% in KCMO.
what do you mean if it passes they will, shit , they already do.

and restaurant sales tax is high in major cities, some are as high as 18%

seattle, where, they used restaurant sales tax to pay for their stadiums, is 16%

Re: Questions 1 and 2 passes, kc gets a superbowl, what next?

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:12 pm
by shaffe
KCDevin wrote: shaffe, if you didn't know, they are spending over $2bil on Downtown alone...
and how much of that is private investment?

Re: Questions 1 and 2 passes, kc gets a superbowl, what next?

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:19 pm
by bahua
shaffe wrote: and how much of that is private investment?
Several thousand, if you count all the beers I've bought.