Royals/Chiefs Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

The Kansas City Royals Are Using Taxpayer Money Meant For Stadium Repairs To Pay For Other Stuff

The Royals have received at least $12.7 million from taxpayers that was approved by the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority as part of the RMMO provision of the team's lease with the county and spent it on full and part time employee salaries, security, cable tv, first aid, utilities, telephones and even payroll taxes. By using the money for payroll taxes, the team literally collected taxpayer money to pay their own taxes.

Uh oh. The radio station's report lays out exactly where the money's going, according to the documents. The figures cited appear to be separate from the $250 million in major stadium renovations that were completed in 2009
http://deadspin.com/5930676/report-the-kansas-city-royals-are-using-taxpayer-money-meant-for-stadium-repairs-to-pay-for-other-stuff

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

Fuckin Chrysler plant, here they come.

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

Like pretty much all pro sports franchise owners, they just figure tax money is free money, theirs to use as they please. When they burn through this wad, they'll be back asking/demanding/extorting for more.

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

Next thing you know, the Royals will be paying Walmart employees' overtime.

The Royals owner is noted cheapskate and Walmart CEO David Glass.

Wait, Walmart doesn't pay its employees' overtime? Surely you jest.

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

This isn't the Royals' worst crime.

They pay Ned Yost to manage.

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

End. Of. Thread.

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

Deadspin says the Chiefs are doing the same thing:

http://deadspin.com/5930727/the-kansas-city-chiefs-are-using-taxpayer-money-to-pay-their-taxes-too

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

Who own da Chiefs?

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

Owns. Owns.

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

So he's a Job Creator (Of Part-Time Minimum-Wage Jobs That Depend On Government Subsidies) in two lines of business? How blessed of him.

 

Re: Royals Taking Taxpayer Stadium Repair Money, Using for Operations

Yeah, a real martyr.

And he takes revenue sharing funds and sticks them back into the team into his bank account.

 

Most likely Glass will end up selling the team to Cerner, I dont think he needs this kind of publicity.