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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday March 29, 2012
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday March 29, 2012Today: Sustainable development; Climate models; Shy regulators; Just say no to taxes.
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Wichita new home tax rebate program: The analysis
Read more: Wichita new home tax rebate program: The analysisA document released by the City of Wichita casts strong doubt on the wisdom of a new home property tax rebate program. The document also lets us know that city staff are not being entirely honest with the citizens of Wichita.
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Left-wing sincerity exposed
Read more: Left-wing sincerity exposedIt’s often alleged by the political left that conservative and libertarian activists are nothing more than Astroturf, meaning false or fake grassroots activism. The charge is that the activists are duped into — or paid for — engaging in political activism. Which makes the following video from the Koch Industries Koch Facts site all the…
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Kansas and Wichita need pay-to-play laws
Read more: Kansas and Wichita need pay-to-play lawsIn Wichita, campaign contributions made to city council candidates often are not about supporting political ideologies — liberal, moderate, or conservative. It’s about opportunists seeking money from government. Pay-to-play laws can help control this harmful practice.
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Kansas STAR bonds vote a test for capitalism
Read more: Kansas STAR bonds vote a test for capitalismAn upcoming vote in the Kansas House of Representatives will let Kansans know who is truly in favor of economic freedom, limited government, and free market capitalism — and who favors crony capitalism instead.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday March 26, 2012
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday March 26, 2012Today: Pachyderms to feature talk on sustainable development; PPACAction; The seven rules of bureaucracy; Civil society; One down, 48 to go; Economic freedom in America: The decline, and what it means.
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Kansas school establishment defenders: the video
Read more: Kansas school establishment defenders: the videoA video criticizing the Kansas Policy Institute for placing a series of ads in Kansas newspapers claims KPI “conceals” and “ignores” facts and statistics. But I didn’t have to work very hard to find many gross and blatant mistakes, distortions, and coverups in the video — the same problems found in much of the communications…
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If government ordered your lunch, would you get what you want?
Read more: If government ordered your lunch, would you get what you want?Speaking on government making decisions for us, Antony Davies concludes “Even if it’s benevolent, it fails because it lacks the necessary information to make those decision correctly.”
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In Kansas, public school establishment attacks high standards
Read more: In Kansas, public school establishment attacks high standardsWhen a Kansas public policy think tank placed ads in Kansas newspapers calling attention to the performance of Kansas schools, the public school establishment didn’t like it. The defense of the Kansas school status quo, especially that coming from Kansas Commissioner of Education Diane DeBacker, ought to cause Kansans to examine the motives of the…
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The role of speculators
Read more: The role of speculatorsAs gasoline prices rise, we hear the call for regulation of speculators, with Fox News populist Bill O’Reilly a leading voice. Part of the complaint is true: Speculators are selfish people, acting only to make as much profit as possible for themselves. But by doing so, they provide a valuable public service.
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Reform KPERS now for the future
Read more: Reform KPERS now for the futureSignificant structural KPERS reform must happen this year. Our state cannot afford to put this off yet again, writes Kansas State Treasurer Ron Estes.