[Dilbert San Diego]

But is this really a loss if the Chiefs stay in the same metropolitan area?

I guess I’m having trouble with that concept. Many sports teams play their games outside the city limits of the city name they have. And many metropolitan areas in this country encompass parts of more than one state.

I’m not familiar with Kansas City specifically. But I wonder if any Chiefs fans who live in Missouri consider this a big loss. And as far as Missouri is concerned, arguably they come out ahead because they don’t have to spend any tax money or sell any bonds for the public financing portion of the stadium. But since the new stadium will still be in the same metropolitan area, Missouri will still get some economic benefits from it.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

The Chiefs are moving from Kansas City Missouri to Kansas City Kansas. (The city, Kansas City Kansas took over and IS Wyandotte county Kansas). I do not see it as a big deal, but I moved here from Chicago. It will be a big deal for the people who live in Missouri who will now have to head west on I-70 to get to where the new stadium is. People in Kansas currently have to drive to the east side of Kansas City to see the games. Note that in the same general area there is a stadium for the Sporting KC Soccer franchise and a Nascar Race track. I think the area in Kansas is safer than the neighborhoods on the east side of KC MO.

Slide to local politics. Wyandotte county / Kansas City KS is a small county just to the north of Johnson County Kansas. Johnson County Kansas, the county west of Kansas City Missouri, was experiencing a lot of growth starting back in the 1960s. People were moving out of the urban core across the line to Kansasfor lower taxes and better services and schools. Kansas City Missouri (which spans 3 counties in Missouri) resented this, and decided to build an Airport, and deliberately---it is said--sited that airport in the far north of their city in an attempt to choke off development in Johnson County Kansas. They then attempted to develop the areas around the Airport but were not particularly successful. It is pain in the ass to drive 30 miles because of their grudge when they could have been neighborly and provided a more central location. Slide back.

The Chiefs move is a big loss for Kansas City Missouri and Jackson County Kansas. They generate tax revenue from anything sold at the games and I would assume that includes tickets, parking, and concessions. IN ADDITION Kansas City MO has a 1% income tax for anyone who lives or works within the city limits. (So does St. Louis.) That means that all the tax on all the salaries of the Chiefs organization including all the players and the owner are going away. I was thrilled when I stopped working in KC MO. I hated the MO State tax and forms and the 1% KC MO skimmed from my paycheck. If you were a player making $10 million a year think about all the money you would save by not living and working in KC MO.