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Wichita Old Town TIF district illustrates cost and harm of subsidy
Read more: Wichita Old Town TIF district illustrates cost and harm of subsidyThe closing of the Old Town tax increment financing, or TIF, district in Wichita is good news. But the expressed attitude of city council members towards TIF districts indicates that citizens must be concerned that the council will attempt to use this harmful form of developer and corporate welfare in the future.
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Economic freedom at decline, across the U.S. and in Wichita
Read more: Economic freedom at decline, across the U.S. and in WichitaAs government, both national and local, increases its intervention in markets and more decisions are made by politicians and bureaucrats rather than markets, wealth is lost.
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Growth of Wichita’s Koch Industries profiled
Read more: Growth of Wichita’s Koch Industries profiledWichita-based Koch Industries has grown during the recent recession by looking for companies with long-term value that will fit in with Koch’s company culture.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday December 21, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday December 21, 2010Today: Steineger switches teams, Kansas school funding reform to wait, Tax cuts in Kansas not likely says new senate leader, McGinn to lead Ways and Means, Kansas holds on to House seats.
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Kansas economic growth policy should embrace dynamism
Read more: Kansas economic growth policy should embrace dynamismA dynamic market where many new business startups attempt to succeed and thrive while letting old, unproductive firms die is what contributes to productivity and economic growth. But most economic development policies, including those of Kansas and Wichita, do not encourage this dynamism, and in fact, work against it.
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Earmark requests for Kansas
Read more: Earmark requests for KansasDespite talk of earmark reform, many requests are made.
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Eminent domain reserved for use in Wichita
Read more: Eminent domain reserved for use in WichitaAs part of the plan for the future of downtown Wichita, the city council was asked to formally disavow the use of eminent domain to take private property for the purpose of economic development. The council would not agree to this restriction.
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Kansas economic expert to speak in Wichita
Read more: Kansas economic expert to speak in WichitaThis week Dr. Art Hall will appear twice in Wichita. Hall is the Director of the Center for Applied Economics at the Kansas University School of Business. Hall has performed extensive research on the Kansas economy, and has produced a number of reports that have generated controversy, largely for their blunt assessment of the situation…
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Wichita should reject Goody Clancy plan for downtown
Read more: Wichita should reject Goody Clancy plan for downtownWichita should reject the plan for the redevelopment or revitalization of its downtown.
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Timothy Sandefur: The right to earn a living
Read more: Timothy Sandefur: The right to earn a livingLast Friday’s meeting (December 10) of the Wichita Pachyderm Club featured noted Cato Institute scholar, Principal Attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, and author Timothy Sandefur. He discussed his recent book The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law. A description of the book at Amazon.com reads: “America’s founders thought the right…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday December 12, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Sunday December 12, 2010Today: Wichita City Council, Sedgwick County Commission, Wichita Eagle: Adopt downtown plan, City planning by “Those Who Know Best,” Anderson appointment criticized.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 10, 2010
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 10, 2010Today: “This Week in Kansas,” Cato scholar to speak on economic freedom, tea party regional blogs, tax rates still a secret, federal spending oversight, high speed rail, New York Times, taxation.