Category: Economics
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State and local government employee and payroll
Considering all state and local government employees in proportion to population, Kansas has many, compared to other states, and especially so in education.
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State and local direct general expenditures
An interactive visualization of state and local direct general expenditures, per capita.
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GDP by state and industry
An interactive visualization of gross domestic product by state and industry.
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GDP by state and industry
An interactive visualization of gross domestic product by state and industry from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Economic indicators in the states
During this century the Kansas economy has not kept up with the national economy and most neighboring states.
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Tax collections by the states
An interactive visualization of tax collections by state governments.
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Spending in the states, per capita
An interactive visualization of per-capita spending in the states, by fund.
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Energy subsidies for electricity production
To compare federal subsidies for the production of electricity, we must consider subsidy values in proportion to the amount of electricity generated, because the magnitude is vastly different.
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Machinists Union has been bad for Wichita
The Machinists Union hasn’t been very good for Wichita.
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Tax increment financing in Kansas
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: How does Tax Increment Financing (TIF) work in Kansas? Is is a good thing, or not?
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Brownback and Obama stimulus plans
There are useful lessons we can learn from the criticism of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, including how easy it is to ignore inconvenient lessons of history.
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Kansas, a rural state?
How does the population in Kansas compare to the nation and other states?