Segment 1: A "dark store theory" update
The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals handed Johnson County a defeat last month when they ruled the county has overcharged some Walmart stores millions of dollars in property taxes. The decision is based on something called the "dark store theory," and it could put homeowners on the hook for making up the county's lost revenue.
- Ed Eilert, chairman of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners
- Laura Bliss, staff writer for CityLab
Segment 2, beginning at 25:10: What's the moral way to treat immigrants?
We're told an immigration crisis at the southern border is overwhelming the federal resources available to fix it, but does that justify keeping children and adults in deplorable conditions of overcrowding, no showers, no hot food and no access to fresh water?
- Wayne Vaught, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Utah Valley University
- Clancy Martin, professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Copyright 2021 KCUR 89.3. To see more, visit KCUR 89.3. 9(MDA3OTgyNDI4MDEzMTM0MjQzMTZlNDI0Mg004))
