Category: Free markets
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Private enterprise does it better
While some believe that government is the best provider of services, John Stossel, in the following article, shows us that this is not always the case. In fact, it is rare that government is able to do a better job at lower cost than the private sector.
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RightOnline in Las Vegas this week
Later this week the RightOnline Conference takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Charles and David Koch, supporters of free markets and economic freedom
Economic freedom and market-based policies create the most opportunity and prosperity for everyone, including the poor and the environment, says Richard Fink, and that’s why Charles and David Koch of Wichita-based Koch Industries, Inc. support these principles and public policy organizations that work to advance them.
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More Stossel video to be shown in Wichita
This Tuesday the Kansas chapter of Americans for Prosperity is sponsoring an event titled “Stossel in the Classroom.” The event will feature a DVD video presentation by John Stossel, followed by group discussion. This is a follow-on to a similar event held last month.
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AFP Kansas event features Malkin, satirist O’Rourke
This Wednesday April 28 Americans for Prosperity-Kansas is holding its annual “Day at the Capitol” event in Topeka. This year’s event features nationally-known speakers.
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Government spending does not create prosperity
In his op-ed Don’t buy canard about spending, Alan Cobb of Americans for Prosperity writes about the illusion that government spending creates economic growth. It’s an important topic, as we’ve just been through nearly a year of Obama stimulus spending, and people are wondering if the effort has paid off. Locally in Kansas, spending advocates…
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Don’t buy canard about spending
“Canard” is a funny word. It keeps popping into my head anytime I read another self-anointed do-gooder who claims that government spending leads to economic growth.
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In Wichita, Free Market Economics 101 to be held
On Monday, the Wichita Chapter of Americans For Prosperity is holding an informative meeting to learn more about free market economics and its application.
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‘Political capitalism’ explained in Wichita
In Wichita this Monday, Robert L. Bradley, Jr. explained the state of capitalism in America today, using his experience working in a high-level position at the failed energy conglomerate Enron as a backdrop. Bradley asked: What happened to business prudence? What has happened to capitalism? The answer is that what we have today is not…