This is not a joke: at the close of business on June 25th – with five days left in the Fiscal Year – Missouri General Revenue was a net $654,435,999.60 below the revenue amount for the same date in 2019.
Is Missouri Broke?
Category: State and Local Issues
A Small Step Against A Big Problem
For Father’s Day my favorite child gave me a nice Gift Certificate to a south county meat market. Alas, the certificate bought less than I expected. For example, a three pound pack of ground chuck patties which had been $17.97 Read More …
A Few Words From The Past…
This afternoon I came across the sad story – and scary video – of the protests in Branson at Dixie Outfitters. Note that in the video the grandma type promises ‘I will teach my grandkids to hate you.’ https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/it-has-no-place-black-lives-matter-brings-protest-to-bransons-dixie-outfitters/article_9254e7ef-7862-5d82-962c-00a19467f0a7.html That Read More …
Start & Stop
I submit that a privatized Lambert Airport with its higher cost structure would make the St. Louis area even less attractive to travelers and businesses.
2023 & Beyond
Charities will be pummeled by increased requests for help which far exceed their ability to respond. The state and federal governments, along with experts, meanwhile will keep telling people to go to charities for help.
Parson’s Minions
When asked to send Missouri troops to point guns at other Americans, Mike Parson should have said “No.”