U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months ago

Voters reject stadium tax for Royals and Chiefs

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Voters reject stadium tax for Royals and Chiefs

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U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 9 months ago

The future of the Royals and Chiefs in Kansas City was thrown into question Tuesday when residents of Jackson County voted down a sales tax measure that would have helped to fund a new downtown ballpark along with major renovations to Arrowhead Stadium.

How dare voters not want to pay 75 basis points on every purchase for decades to fund private enterprise!

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Good for them. Wealthy owners should be paying for stadiums, not extorting taxpayers.

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