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Wichita TIF districts mean central government planning
Read more: Wichita TIF districts mean central government planningAs the City of Wichita moves towards more government subsidy and planning instead of entrepreneurship, we should make sure we know what we’re relying on.
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Hard to believe, but not everyone in politics wants a free lunch
Read more: Hard to believe, but not everyone in politics wants a free lunchWriting in the Wall Street Journal (Governors Against State Bailouts), the governors of Texas and South Carolina argue against bailouts: “It is also taking our country in a very dangerous direction — toward a ‘bailout mentality’ where we look to government rather than ourselves for solutions.” Unfortunately, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius doesn’t agree. She’s very…
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Downtown Wichita Arena TIF District Testimony
Read more: Downtown Wichita Arena TIF District TestimonyAt the December 2, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, John Todd and I testified against the expansion of the Center City South Redevelopment tax increment financing (TIF) District, commonly known as the downtown Wichita arena TIF district. You can read John’s remarks here, or watch a video from YouTube here. Bob’s remarks are…
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Sedgwick County Commission Urged to Veto Wichita Arena TIF District
Read more: Sedgwick County Commission Urged to Veto Wichita Arena TIF DistrictFrom Darrell Leffew. The Wichita City Council voted December 2nd. to approve the TIF District for the Arena area, including a large sum for parking. As a voter and taxpayer in the County and Wichita, I respectfully request each of you on the Board of County Commission to veto that TIF. The Arena sales tax…
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Jim Skelton is Frustrated
Read more: Jim Skelton is FrustratedAt yesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, council member Jim Skelton expressed his frustration with last-minute additions to the plan for the Center City South Redevelopment tax increment financing (TIF) District, commonly known as the downtown Wichita arena TIF district. The problem is two-fold: First, when plans change at the last minute, there is…
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Bailout-mania spreads to the states
Read more: Bailout-mania spreads to the statesBailout-mania spreads to the states, and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius is at the forefront. As reported in Kansas Liberty: Sebelius , a Democrat and vigorous Obama supporter who is rumored to be a candidate for a cabinet appointment, formally presented Obama with a request on behalf of the National Governors Association for $40 billion to…
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Maggie Twitters
Read more: Maggie TwittersMy friend Maggie Thurber from Toledo explains a bit about Twitter and tweets. See Do you Twitter? from her blog Thurber’s Thoughts. You can follow me on Twitter by clicking here.
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Wichita Center City South Redevelopment TIF District Testimony
Read more: Wichita Center City South Redevelopment TIF District TestimonyFrom John Todd. Update: Watch John’s testimony on YouTube here. Testimony delivered by John Todd before the Wichita City Council on December 2, 2008 in opposition to the proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) plan for the Center city South Redevelopment District located generally around the new Intrust Bank Arena. In 2004, proponents of the new…
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Late Changes Don’t Inspire Confidence in Wichita Government
Read more: Late Changes Don’t Inspire Confidence in Wichita GovernmentAt today’s Wichita City Council meeting, Councilmember Jim Skelton revealed that the plan for the downtown Wichita arena TIF district had changed. A provision for up to $10 million in parking was added. I had looked at the agenda report less than 24 hours before the start of the meeting. The plan for parking spending…
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Downtown Wichita Arena TIF District Still a Bad Idea
Read more: Downtown Wichita Arena TIF District Still a Bad IdeaSay no to expansion of the Center City South Redevelopment tax increment financing (TIF) District. Remarks to be delivered at the December 2, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council. Watch the video here. Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council: It is the case the the City of Wichita is proposing to limit this TIF…
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Ron Paul says “The Austrians were right”
Read more: Ron Paul says “The Austrians were right”Our government is “totally influenced by Keynesian economics.”
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New Deal Shouldn’t Be Our Template for Recovery
Read more: New Deal Shouldn’t Be Our Template for RecoveryCan huge government spending programs rescue our economy? Amity Shlaes doesn’t think so: The New Deal is Mr. Obama’s context for the giant infrastructure plan his new team is developing. If he proposes FDR-style recovery programs, then it is useful to establish whether those original programs actually brought recovery. The answer is, they didn’t. New…