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Arrival of Uber a pivotal moment for Wichita
Read more: Arrival of Uber a pivotal moment for WichitaNow that Uber has started service in Wichita, the city faces a decision. Will Wichita move into the future by embracing Uber, or remain stuck in the past?
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Fact-checking Yes Wichita: Arithmetic
Read more: Fact-checking Yes Wichita: ArithmeticA group promoting the proposed Wichita sales tax makes an arithmetic error, which gives us a chance to ask a question: Is this error an indication of Yes Wichita and the city’s attitude towards, and concern for, factual information?
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita’s blatant waste, Transforming Wichita, and how you can help
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita’s blatant waste, Transforming Wichita, and how you can helpLet’s ask that Wichita trim its blatant waste of tax dollars before asking for more. We’ll look back at a program called Transforming Wichita. Then: We need to hold campaigns accountable. I’ll give you examples why, and tell how you can help.
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Fact-checking Yes Wichita: NetApp incentives
Read more: Fact-checking Yes Wichita: NetApp incentivesIn making the case that economic development incentives are necessary and successful in creating jobs, a Wichita campaign overlooks the really big picture.
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Fact-checking Yes Wichita: Paved streets
Read more: Fact-checking Yes Wichita: Paved streetsWill the proposed Wichita sales tax result in more paved streets? It depends on what you mean by “pave.”
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Kansas sales tax reform: Revenue booster?
Read more: Kansas sales tax reform: Revenue booster?Kansas has a problem with sales tax exemptions, but the potential revenue boost from reform is not as great as commonly mentioned, unless Kansas wants to place its manufacturers at severe disadvantage.
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‘Transforming Wichita’ a reminder of the value of government promises
Read more: ‘Transforming Wichita’ a reminder of the value of government promisesWhen Wichita voters weigh the plausibility of the city’s plans for spending proposed new sales tax revenue, they should remember this is not the first time the city has promised results and accountability.
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Labor unions have harmed our standard of living
Read more: Labor unions have harmed our standard of livinglabor unions reduce the supply and productivity of labor and so reduce the supply and raise the prices of the goods and services their members help to produce, thereby reducing real wages throughout the economic system, writes George Reisman.
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Wichita planning results in delay, waste
Read more: Wichita planning results in delay, wasteWichita plans an ambitious road project that turns out to be too expensive, resulting in continued delays for Wichita drivers and purchases of land that may not be needed.