Comments on: “Super TIF” EATs Kansas City Alive! http://clawback.org/2008/09/25/%e2%80%9csuper-tif%e2%80%9d-eats-kansas-city-alive/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:53:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kansas City Forced to Bail Out TIF Districts « http://clawback.org/2008/09/25/%e2%80%9csuper-tif%e2%80%9d-eats-kansas-city-alive/#comment-566 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:38:43 +0000 http://clawback.wordpress.com/?p=358#comment-566 [...] to debt service for tax increment financing (TIF), sales tax increment financing (STIF), and Super TIF projects in the [...]

]]> By: Howard Greenwich http://clawback.org/2008/09/25/%e2%80%9csuper-tif%e2%80%9d-eats-kansas-city-alive/#comment-424 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:30:41 +0000 http://clawback.wordpress.com/?p=358#comment-424 Good lord. I’ve been involved with TIF reform for about 15 years now and this is a new one to me. A program that diverts 100% of all taxes to a development is staggering both from a policy perspective and for its potential for political corruption. How much would a developer pay/contribute for a tax-free project? I don’t think this policy could get out of the gate without causing more problems than its supposed to fix.

]]> By: Mary Lindsay http://clawback.org/2008/09/25/%e2%80%9csuper-tif%e2%80%9d-eats-kansas-city-alive/#comment-390 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:31:07 +0000 http://clawback.wordpress.com/?p=358#comment-390 Thanks for shining a light on the problem of Super TIF’s in Kansas City. Briarcliff is a prime example of a tax incentive going to an affluent area that doesn’t need the boost. Briarcliff is in the city council district that has the highest average income and the lowest unemployment rate.

For details, check out the economic study, UNEVEN PATCHWORK: TAX INCREMENT FINANCING IN KANSAS CITY, MO at: ReclaimDemocracy.org/KC (Scroll down and click on the title of the study.)

Be warned: The facts are sickening!

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