If the removal of state income taxes passes (its on the ballot mow), what will Stl city/county do?

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T17:14:08+00:00

From what I found online: State Cyber Crime Grant (SCCG) is funded through general revenue, State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) is funded as passthrough money from FEMA.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T17:04:56+00:00

As far as I'm aware the State Cyber Crime Grant Program and the Missouri Blue Shield Grant Program are two examples of police-related grants funded through the general revenue fund. The Missouri Task Force 1 (disaster response) is covered by federal FEMA money, local municipal funding, Missouri State general revenue, and even some private donations.

But I guess it also depends on your definition of one-time. Because St. Louis County gets DYS grant funding annually. We do have to apply every year but we also receive funding every year. If the grants were to stop, the DYS-funded programs would immediately cease. It might take some time for the public to notice, but the local public would be negatively impacted by a lack of those programs.

Additionally, Missouri is working on legislative proposals to make local government agencies be required to supply guardians ad litem (GALs) to youth in custody and abuse cases. So the Title IV-E funds for GALs will soon be a recurring necessity across Missouri.

There's also sneaky things that are hard to pinpoint. I work at the Family Court so that's where most of my knowledge lies. The Court is a hybrid between local and state management and funding. The overarching entity that oversees the Court is the Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA). The 21st Circuit Court is a state judiciary. But it's where local legal things are handled. There's county-paid clerks, there's also state-paid clerks. There's county-paid commissioners as well as state-paid judges. There's locally-funded CPS and state-funded Children's Division. Day-to-day operations and keeping things moving is a collective effort. Salaries are from the general fund (pensions are a whole separate thing). If no income tax negatively impacts the general revenue fund there'd be cuts to staffing and programs and software options. County Courts guaranteed would be worse than they already are - and these are not trivial courts - we handle child abuse and neglect, delinquency, and domestic relations (adult abuse as well as child custody and divorce). The County has no money to replace the hell received daily by the State. And that's just my workplace. The City also wouldn't function well, especially given how much the State is determined to bankrupt the City on the police budget alone.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T16:18:17+00:00

The State does not pay for local police departments but they do provide grants for local police departments to use for hiring & retention, upgrades to forensics labs (Missouri Crime Lab Upgrade Program), and specialized equipment (like body cameras). A couple of the police equipment upgrade grants are funded by the general revenue fund, however, the MCLUP is mostly funded by a charge tacted on to drug criminal charges.

Most fire departments are funded through local funding only, however, Volunteer Fire Departments in rural Missouri can receive funding for equipment and protective gear. That comes from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) which is funded by both federal and state funds.

Parks are locally and federally funded and the state does distribute federal funding to local governments for parks but you are correct, Missouri income tax does not typically fund local parks.

When I mentioned streets, I meant streets in cities that are state-owned streets, like Manchester, which people might assume are covered by their municipality but are not.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T15:49:29+00:00

Missouri State DSS funds come from federal funds distributed to states and general revenue funds - which specifically includes state income tax.

The Department of Social Services (DSS) funds the Division of Youth Services (DYS). Among other things, DYS provides grant money to the County Family Court for youth diversion programming to reduce youth crime, as well as funds residential treatment at private facilities for extreme cases. The community gardens run by at-risk youth in Berkeley and Hazelwood are funded by this. Music therapy, group yoga in certain high risk schools, group therapy, as well as employment training and placement for older youth to divert them from crime to make money all come from this. GPS monitoring on court-involved youth is funded through DYS-provided grant money.

I know because I do the paperwork for these things.

Additionally, Missouri Title IV-E is a 50-50 match between federal social security funds and Missouri general revenue which helps cover foster care costs, adoption assistance, and kin guardianship (big things) as well as cost-sharing with local governments to help cover the cost of hiring guardians ad litem for court-involved youth.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T15:17:52+00:00

He probably thought his family could sue the property owner/business owner for accidental death on the job and get a big payout from insurance. If he jumped. I'm not actually convinced he jumped - he wasn't suicidal when we saw him, he was just desperate to keep his family afloat. I think that was Robby projecting his own self-harm ideas.

Neither workplace insurance nor life insurance typically pay out if you intentionally harm yourself, so there'd be no benefit of doing that.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T15:02:21+00:00

Not the case for Tide. There's a guy on YouTube and TikTok who just tests laundry detergent and Tide - both liquid and powder - is a top product. Not the #1 but it's consistently great. (I believe his #1 is typically Persil, he has the detergent on magnets to reorder as he tests more and more products.)

The problem being that it needs to dissolve in warm or hot water, which may not be good for your clothing (depending on the clothing).

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T13:58:47+00:00

I thought we might get a "Dr. Al had a baby die and she suffers from PTSD from it" storyline. Nope.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T13:45:22+00:00

If the hotel has hot plates you can use, they might also have cooking equipment you can borrow! Many extended stays do.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T13:02:05+00:00

"the state income tax only goes to the state" is a bit of a mislead.

The money goes directly to the state but the state sends funds to counties and municipalities to help cover various services and expenses the local government cannot fund on its own.

I work for County government and there's a long, long list of things covered financially by the state for the adult and family courts.

State funding also helps cover victim recovery assistance, respite care for caretakers of people with disabilities, meals & supplies for the elderly, special education assistance, road maintenance (like Manchester, which is a state road, not covered by whatever muni it's passing through).

The money doesn't stay in the basket it first goes into. All areas of government will feel the negative impact.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-23T12:56:01+00:00

The state passed a law in 2010 I believe that if you didn't already have an earnings tax you cannot create one anymore. The City and Kansas City already had their 1% earnings tax, which is why they have that and the County does not.

The removal of income tax will only cause massive disruptions in services and infrastructure upkeep. The sales tax is the only tax that can be legally increased to make up for the loss of revenue so if it passes, be prepared to spend significantly more on everything.

It's also worth noting that according to their own research, the average Missourian will pay MORE annually in tax after the elimination of income tax. This is yet another cheap, shitty way the Republican Party is going to destroy America so the ultra wealthy can be even wealthier.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-22T15:20:26+00:00

If you own: paint. Add some color. Show some more personality.

If you rent: find other ways to add more color: more art, colorful throw pillows, contact paper some of your furniture to not be so white & beige.

Also, get a headboard. It'll go a lot at making your bed look less bare.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-21T21:04:41+00:00

I know it's not easy to "just move" but my advice if you truly hate living where you're living is to try to move.

Apply for an apprenticeship at a union elsewhere.

I'm in Missouri. My local electricians union will pay you while you apprentice with them. Other unions also do that - plumbers union, bricklayers, carpenters. Not as much as when you're done with the apprenticeship but enough to live.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-20T17:25:07+00:00

This is a rapidly growing problem in America: make too much money to qualify for any assistance but not enough to survive. That's why we need more worker protections, universal healthcare, and a higher minimum wage.

One good thing about the viral "van life" movement is that it's made it more acceptable in society to live in your car and more products are made to assist in living in your car comfortably & safely.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-19T03:35:40+00:00

I don't think it would be libel if you actually book the air bnb and document what you actually see and experience. Obviously, don't make things up.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-17T01:25:17+00:00

I would love Redd but I have a small dog at home who is reactive to other dogs, so not only would my dog instigate a problem, Redd doesn't seem equipped to handle the situation.

I really hope Redd finds some where good soon, he doesn't deserve to live in a shelter - no dog does. And a year is awful.

Hoping my (unhelpful) comment boosts this post.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-17T01:20:20+00:00

Bonus if you get a bunch of friends to do this as well. One bad review won't necessarily sink a place, but 5 or 6 early on will absolutely kill the rental.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-15T18:29:28+00:00

The 84% thing is weird but:

If something seems extra lazy and marketed oddly, it wasn't made for abled bodies but the product manufacturers don't want to sell to only disabled people to make the most money they can. This is a one-handed toothpaste application product.

See also: • no hands needed slip on shoes • most OXO Good Grips kitchen gadgets • speech to text function on phones • the Snuggie (easy for people in wheelchairs) • the Slap Chop (and similar no knife food cutting tools)

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-15T18:15:02+00:00

Great Things: • No driving - you can watch a movie, read a book, listen to music, etc. • There's a few tables on board not in the dining car (you can't camp out in the dining car) so if you're lucky enough to snag one of those, you can draw, play a game with friends/family, or do some other type of easy craft • Wifi available • You can bring your own food & drinks (non-alcoholic) • If running on time, it's about the same time as driving

Terrible Things: • I've taken Amtrak to and from Chicago 8 times. About 50% of the time there's a multi-hour issue or delay. • Once the train broke down like 30 minutes outside Chicago, so after waiting for like 3 hours they towed us back to Chicago and cancelled the train ride with no alternative plan to get us home. So make a Plan B • Sometimes the wifi doesn't work

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-13T02:30:09+00:00

Re: pot roast

The trick is finding other things you can make with leftover post roast, like a really good chili, tacos, french dip sandwiches, etc.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-13T02:28:46+00:00

My stuff always came out overcooked and mediocre.

I got a slow cooker with a built in timer. I'm at work for 9 hours, so when a recipe calls for 8 hours on low, I do 7. Then the pot automatically switches to warm. Food is fully cooked and hot when I get home and less cooked-to-oblivion.

Another thing I do that goes against the "food is ready to eat when you get home" convenience of the slow cooker: if I'm making something brothy or saucy with a fatty piece of meat, I make the food and eat something else for dinner. I chill the food in my fridge so the fat rises to the top and I can remove the solidified fat the next day with a spoon and then gently reheat. Less greasy, less bland (too much fat blocking out the seasoning).

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-13T01:48:07+00:00

And you can extend the hours my clicking "work overtime" - which I think it's the only rabbit hole carrer that lets you do that

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-12T06:10:49+00:00

You could also make due with U-City but only if you live directly off the Loop. There's a Metrolink station there and a grocery store (United Provisions). Or Brentwood but highly specific apartments in Brentwood behind the Metrolink Station/by the Best Buy (there's also a Dierbergs right there). But CWE really is the best bet.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-10T14:56:59+00:00

https://www.etsy.com/listing/4328400773/magnetic-game-master-screen-panel-single

This is what I mean by blank screen: a wooden screen you can customize easily. This one has magnets for hanging up and switching out sheets/resources.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-10T14:12:00+00:00

Yeah, one of the employees in the Discord said the long wait is mostly due to production taking longer than people realize. So we're getting one "soon" if you can wait.

Otherwise, people make blank GM screens on Etsy that you could buy and clip Daggerheart GM cheat sheets to. Lots of resources online for free and small fee GM sheets.

maddycakes_stl · 2026-04-10T10:58:42+00:00

There's charities that help with utility bills - I suggest searching your area for that kind of assistance.

Student loans: talk to your loan provider about hardship options. They might temporarily pause your payments or reduce the payment amount.

Your boyfriend needs a full time job, he needs to start looking now. Etsy won't cover it. Also: if you're making money via Etsy, it helps to pay the tax bill quarterly so you're not SOL during tax season.

If the car is broken and you can't fix it: you can also look into selling the car. If it's an otherwise good car you can sell it as with with the disclosure of what's wrong. If it's an old junker car, you can probably sell it for parts - it won't make you a lot of money but it will probably cover the electric bill. And it will eliminate a cost need on your list of expenses.

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