@ProgressMO Yes. The economic growth which will follow tax reform will provide more revenue for the State to work for everyone.
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David Goldschmidt
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@dgoldschmidt States should work for everyone, not just the top earners.
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There are thousands of details which most aren't privy, so it's difficult to measure this effort as a citizen.
However, there appears one data point which every St. Louis City citizen is acutely aware: the profound incompetence of the governing machinery and its operators makes this highly improbable.
There's zero incentive for County residents to onboard this organization.
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St Louis Public Radio pushing propaganda no one's interested in the merger of St Louis. The Democrats have ruined St Louis they need to pay the price
Page says people are interested in the idea of St. Louis joining St. Louis County #Countyexecutive
share.newsbreak.com/i0n16qv4
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The primary problem is that denying the problem precludes a solution.
These folks do the city no favor by claiming STL isn't desperately broken.
It's true STL has remarkable bones - just like the thousands of abandoned brick homes strewn across the city.
To rebuild is to identify the foundational problems.
Bizarrely incompetent local governance and profoundly devastating crime.
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One challenge with talking about St. Louis is that many locals get very angry when you point out that the city has more crime than other places and this may be a big reason why the population continues to decline.
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Umm...
I live in the city. I am from Chicago. Since 2014, when we moved to St. Louis, the following has happened:
- My son was carjacked and kidnapped at gunpoint.
- My house was broken into while I was in it.
- My car was stolen.
- My son's ex-girlfriend was murdered around the corner.
- I've had 3 catalytic converters stolen.
- Two of my neighbors homes were broken into - and then the women were sodomized.
Beautiful city, gorgeous building stock, great parks - and an outrageous crime problem.
The negative narrative about St. Louis is real and deserved.
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I’ve never seen people hate on a City as much as St. Louis, especially hated on by “locals”.
And by “locals”, I mean those West County and St. Charles County residents who wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for the City but would love for the City to be completely leveled.
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@Beganovic2026 Subtract the hospitals, then do the math.
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25 years ago Missouri made up 2% of the US GDP, today it’s 1.5% or a $36billion lose. On a related note, #moleg become republican majority 24 years ago.
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@Beganovic2026 Cause Correlation Fallacy.
If there was an award for use, you, my friend would be the Michael Phelps of Fallacies!
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@joshuaarey @elonmusk Might want to check your local laws - many jurisdictions require mirrors.
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@elonmusk I took the mirrors off of mine because I only use FSD now! Plus it’s a cleaner look, like the original prototype!
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Live in and work for the City of St. Louis.
I grew up and lived in Richard M. Daley’s Chicago, The City that Worked.
The systemic problems in the governance structure and the politicians which run it are truly debilitating.
The organization cannot do the simple things (trash, snow, public safety, education) - and are powerless to impact the large and complex issues which beset St. Louis.
It’s a death spiral. And it’s a tragedy. Absolutely beautiful city, unreal housing stock, beautiful parks, and decent infrastructure.
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City Journal: Can St. Louis Make a Comeback? - After decades of drift, the troubled city has a chance to restore public order and competitiveness city-journal.org/article/st-lou…
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Perhaps government at all levels will be forced to live out the moral imperative of spending every tax dollar wisely, efficiently, and effectively.
The amount of waste, fraud, and abuse is immense - and the implications are profound.
First and foremost is the average citizen going to polls and voting for decreased taxation.
You think they’d do that if they observed government kickin’ ass with their tax dollars?
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The governors plan would raise taxes for 80% of Missourians. He knows this and he is lying to you.
Governor Mike Kehoe@GovMikeKehoe
All Missourians benefit from having more of their hard-earned money back in their pockets. Our income tax elimination tax plan requires local governments to cut local taxes for any new sales tax revenue they receive. This is a win-win for Missouri seniors and families with cuts to property taxes, residential real estate taxes, sales taxes, and earnings taxes.
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@InterstellarUAP Perhaps religion was right all along….
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🚨 Simulation Theory: The Double Slit Experiment proves particles act like waves until observed then they snap into particles.
What if our reality only "renders" when we're looking, just like a video game optimizing resources?
Check out this episode from The Why Files breaking it down, tying it to Simulation Theory. Are we in a sim?
This could be the key to unlocking the true nature of existence!
The Why Files video did a great job on explaining the Double Slit Experiment & Simulation Theory
What do YOU think—real or rendered? Drop your thoughts below!
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Work continues on the segment from Shaw to Vandeventer with the crossover at McRee being built now.
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The Tower Grove Connector looks excellent.
Huge upgrade for pedestrians and it made Tower Grove Avenue “right sized” for the traffic volume and what borders that street (housing and the Botanical Gardens).
It’s one of many good infrastructure projects going on in the City.
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Keep gettin' dem bennies, bruh.
Lincoln Project, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Rachel Maddow..
Milkin' that Cash Outrage Cow for every penny!
I'm sure you have high thread count sheets, a really expensive car, and an impressive house.
What's it like living with external luxury with internal bankruptcy?
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I jump in the time machine six months from now and imagine the story and headlines about Operation Epic Fury:
againstallenemies.net/p/six-months-a…
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14 homicides through Feb is 12.5% decease from 2025 and 53% vs 2024
Quirky month that had 5 in 3 days to start the month, a 17 day no homicide streak and 2 in last 2 days.
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@MarkMaxwellTV Perhaps a little reporting on the staffing levels at City Tow might illuminate the problem.
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Can we call it progress?
The Streets Department felt a little heat from the Mayor’s office after our story ran last night. The infamous abandoned car that racked up thousands of dollars in tickets now has a new home at the tow lot.
One down, 39,999 to go!
Mark Maxwell@MarkMaxwellTV
St. Louis could have millions more in city revenue and cleaner streets. Instead, it has countless abandoned cars littering the curbs and a boots rusting in a city storage locker somewhere for the last eight years. Which would you rather have? ksdk.com/article/news/l…
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@davidsirota @ZohranKMamdani You didn't address the point.
Why does NYC need $127 billion dollars to function?
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When watching this attack on @ZohranKMamdani, it's important to know that there are few more loyal spokespeople for billionaires & corporations than this person - which explains why he's appalled by the idea of higher taxes on oligarchs & why why he has a permanent cable TV job.
As the saying goes: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
Fareed Zakaria@FareedZakaria
Blue cities are out of control, promising more, spending more, delivering less and pushing off fiscal problems to some future day. Democrats in city halls should stop governing as if the goal is to announce new entitlements, and instead make government work. My take:
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@WestLoopTom Umm... they will live on the North Shore, practice on the North Shore, and drive 10-15 times to Indiana over the course of 6 months.
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I’ve seen people say if the Bears move to Indiana the players will too. Sure a bunch of young, black rich guys are dying to move to racist Munster or Dyer Indiana when the team practices in Lake Forest.
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@illinihead21 @cjnich79 They are putting a bad product on the field because the Bears can't compete with the highest revenue teams.
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@cjnich79 His policies are the reason the McCaskey’s don’t have enough resources to fund their own stadium? Taxpayers should not foot the bill for billionaires who put a dog shit product on the field 90% of the time.
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The people sitting here blaming JB Pritzker and the state of Illinois for the Bears threatening to leave Chicago are so dumb it’s hilarious to watch
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@illinihead21 There's no one in this thread who wouldn't maximize the ROI of a stadium in the exact same way the Bears are negotiating.
I bleed blue and orange - and want my Bears to have all the bennies they can get so they can spend stupidly on players.
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@bdomenech Gee, I wonder what is the DNA profile of someone with the last name "Ocasio-Cortez"?
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A depiction of how we introduced horses to Mexico:
End Wokeness@EndWokeness
AOC mocks Rubio: "My favorite part is he said cowboys are rooted in Spain. Uhhh, speak to Mexicans & African slaves!" Spain introduced horses to Mexico
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