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Tea party event planned in Wichita
Read more: Tea party event planned in WichitaKansans for Liberty presents An American Tea Party September 11, 2009, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Sedgwick County Park, Wichita, Kansas
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Wichita budget hearing reveals fundamental problem with government
Read more: Wichita budget hearing reveals fundamental problem with governmentAt yesterday’s public hearing regarding the City of Wichita budget, the attitude of Wichita’s public employee union became clear: more tax revenue is needed.
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Nancy Armstrong memorial radio call-in show
Read more: Nancy Armstrong memorial radio call-in showTomorrow there will be a radio show in Nancy’s honor.
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Someone in California understands TIF
Read more: Someone in California understands TIFIn California, they’re called redevelopment districts. In Kansas, we call them tax increment financing or TIF districts. By either name, they provide a way to channel money to politically favored developers.
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Wichita needs a bargain on parks maintenance
Read more: Wichita needs a bargain on parks maintenanceAs the City of Wichita struggles to make its budget work, one proposal is to reduce the number of parks workers, replacing them with contract workers. The city believes it could save $1 million per year. Parks workers and the union officials that represent them are opposed to this plan. Taxpayers, however, should be relieved…
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Profit motive in health care is essential
Read more: Profit motive in health care is essentialI wonder: who has the greater incentive to avoid wasting money on useless overhead? The government, or a private company who can keep the money saved as profits?
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John Stossel covers Canadian health care
Read more: John Stossel covers Canadian health careJohn Stossel covers health care, particularly health care in Canada, on the ABC television new show 20/20. Why anyone would want to bring this to the United States is a mystery. Click on Health Care: Does Canada Do It Better? to view the video. Reaction from viewers is at Reaction To Healthcare Segment.
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How will government run our health care?
Read more: How will government run our health care?Other than the source of its premiums, Medicare is no different, economically, than a regular health-insurance company. But unlike, say, UnitedHealthcare, it is a bureaucracy-beclotted nightmare, riven with waste and fraud. Last year the Government Accountability Office estimated that no less than one-third of all Medicare disbursements for durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs and…
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Wichita’s economic development is expensive, risky
Read more: Wichita’s economic development is expensive, riskySunday’s Wichita Eagle carried an op-ed piece written by Doug Stanley, vice chairman of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition. As we might expect, he calls for more government involvement and management of economic development.
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Sedgwick County seeks Kansas Coliseum developer
Read more: Sedgwick County seeks Kansas Coliseum developerSedgwick County is looking to unload itself of responsibility for running the Kansas Coliseum and surrounding facilities such as the pavilions. It has issued a Request for Proposal to that effect.