More good Kansas City news

US News & World Report has an article out right now on the "25 Worst Cities for Young People"--AND KANSAS CITY AIN'T ON IT. Take that, Kansas City haters. Denver? Yep. Portland, Milwaukee, Louisville, Columbus--all on it but we aren't. See? Things can always be worse. Link: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/20/worst-cities-for-young-people-from-seattle-to-cincinnati-photos.html

The President is right

Yesterday, President Obama went on an attack of the Republicans, what with it being campaign season now and all, saying no matter what he says, the Republicans are against it: "If I said fish live in the sea, they'd say no," Obama said. He also proposed a jobs bill. Now, the Republicans have been saying that this President isn't doing anything for jobs. So what did their first reaction to this all amount to? You guessed it--the Republicans are agin' it: MILWAUKEE – A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans for causing Americans' hard economic times. GOP leaders instantly assailed Obama's proposal as an ineffective one that would simply raise already excessive federal spending. More: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said the plan "should be met with justifiable skepticism." He said it would raise taxes while Americans are "still looking for the 'shovel-ready' jobs they were promised more than a year ago" in the $814 billion economic stimulus measure. So Mitch McConnell seems to be saying "Since you didn't deliver on the increase in jobs a year ago, we aren't going to help you create jobs in America now", or some such. Then listen to this beauty from Rep John Boehner: The House Republican leader, John Boehner of Ohio, added "We don't need more government 'stimulus' spending. We need to end Washington Democrats' out-of-control spending spree, stop their tax hikes, and create jobs by eliminating the job-killing uncertainty that is hampering our small businesses." Right. Let me get this straight. We're supposed to create jobs by just cutting spending. Uh-huh. Right. And how, exactly, is that going to work, Rep Boehner? The fact is, later this week: An administration official said Obama will propose on Wednesday in Cleveland that businesses be allowed to write off all their new investments in plant and equipment through 2011. You watch--when this gets announced, the Republicans will be against it. I don't know how, since it's a TAX BREAK FOR BUSINESSES TO INVEST IN R & D but they'll be against it somehow. Either that or they'll just belittle it as "too late". Regardless, they'll be negative toward it. Americans need to wake up to the fact that the "Party of 'no'" is not helping. Or doing anything. Link to original post: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100906/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_economy

Milwaukee loss? Kansas City win?

I see in the Associated Press news just now that there are rumors Harley Davidson may be leaving Milwaukee: Harley-Davidson warned employees in April that it will move its Wisconsin manufacturing operations elsewhere if it cannot cut millions of dollars at the factories that build the bikes known as "Milwaukee Iron." It could just be an attempt to wrest yet more tax cuts from the local populace: Harley chief executive Keith Wandell said the company will make its decision on whether to move in the next two months. Harley executives are already scouting out other states, though Wandell will not say which ones. The company, he said, would also be open to incentives to keep the 1,630 manufacturing jobs in Wisconsin. I have to think there would be at least an outside chance Harley could move that production here. I mean, it's within possibility, at least. They would have seen how the State of Missouri just handed over $150 million in tax "incentives" (read: cuts) for the Ford Motor Company. They no doubt figure we'd gladly do the same. Who knows if any of this is true? But, as I said, it's certainly within the realm of possibility. Keep cool, y'all, and think positive thoughts. Link to original post: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100804/ap_on_bi_ge/us_harley_milwaukee_breakup