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Raising minimum wage not the solution
Read more: Raising minimum wage not the solutionAs calls mount to raise the federal minimum wage, we need to remember that this law — as well-intentioned as it may be — is not the solution to unemployment or raising the standard of living of workers.
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Wichita decides to join sustainable communities planning
Read more: Wichita decides to join sustainable communities planningThe City of Wichita has decided to embrace centralized government planning.
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Special interest groups capture government
Read more: Special interest groups capture governmentAs Wichita and the surrounding region start to develop a government plan to manage our future, we have to be vigilant to ensure that the process is not co-opted or appropriated by special interest groups that see the planning process as a way to profit at the expense of everyone else. Unfortunately, the average person…
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ALEC should resist liberal pressure groups
Read more: ALEC should resist liberal pressure groupsLiberals can’t stand American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) because it is a strong and influential advocate for free market and limited government principals in state legislatures, and as a result are smearing it with unfounded charges of racism.
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Pompeo: Compromise has meant increased spending
Read more: Pompeo: Compromise has meant increased spendingPolitical compromise has lead to increased spending at the expense of taxpayers, says U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo.
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Sedgwick County migration
Read more: Sedgwick County migrationSedgwick County is losing people and their income to other states.
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In Wichita, private sector employment lags behind government
Read more: In Wichita, private sector employment lags behind governmentIn Wichita, government employment growth outstrips private sector employment.
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Wichita may choose more centralized planning
Read more: Wichita may choose more centralized planningThis Tuesday the Wichita City Council will consider its participation in the REAP sustainable communities planning process. Wichita ought to reject this expansion of centralized planning, as the outcome will likely serve special interests at the expense of economic growth and jobs for everyone else.
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Wichita pension plan report
Read more: Wichita pension plan reportFirst, the good news: The condition of Wichita Employees’ Retirement System is nowhere near as dire as Kansas Public Employee Retirement System, or KPERS.. But the city is having to make much higher contributions to keep the plan funded. These contribution rates are likely to increase, as the plan relies on unrealistic assumptions.
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Hauser’s law, or raising taxes won’t work
Read more: Hauser’s law, or raising taxes won’t workHauser’s law illustrates that raising tax rates doesn’t generate more revenue.
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Taxes are expensive
Read more: Taxes are expensiveIt’s very expensive to comply with the federal tax code, requiring the equivalent of 3,500,000 people.
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Kansas should improve economic climate, rely less on incentives
Read more: Kansas should improve economic climate, rely less on incentivesKansas has a history of giving incentives to attract business. Despite this, businesses are leaving, and taking jobs and revenue with them, writes Maurice McTigue of the Mercatus Center.