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Why Austrian Economics Matters More Than Ever
Read more: Why Austrian Economics Matters More Than EverHere’s a talk recently delivered by Lew Rockwell, president of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. This organization remains the best place to learn about why our economy is in such trouble. The full speech can be read at Why Austrian Economics Matters More Than Ever. An excerpt: I report on this not so that we…
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Wichita Public School District: Taxation Without Information is the Policy
Read more: Wichita Public School District: Taxation Without Information is the PolicyTaxation without information. I wish I could take credit for inventing this phrase that I recently heard someone use. It captures very well the key characteristic of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, and its campaign for the proposed 2008 bond issue. This school district resists providing information that will help journalists and citizens…
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Chuck Baldwin for President. Maybe.
Read more: Chuck Baldwin for President. Maybe.My friend Leslie Carbone has endorsed Chuck Baldwin for president. I’d been decided on Bob Barr for some time, but Leslie’s got me thinking.
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Wichita School Bond Economic Impact
Read more: Wichita School Bond Economic ImpactIn February 2008, Janet Harrah of the Center for Economic Development and Business Research at Wichita State University produced a report titled “Wichita Public Schools: Impact Analysis Operations Impact, Bond Impact and Success Measures.” This report painted a glowing picture of the USD 259 (Wichita, Kansas public school district) bond issue in 2000. The district…
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Pat Buchanan: Comrade Obama?
Read more: Pat Buchanan: Comrade Obama?Pat Buchanan’s recent column Comrade Obama? contains much I agree with, keeping me liking and admiring him, even through I disagree with a few of his positions. This column accurately describes the current political landscape, and it’s not complimentary to Barack Obama, Democrats, or Republicans. A few excerpts: Indeed, how do Republicans who call Obama…
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Wichita School Bond Issue on Kansas Week
Read more: Wichita School Bond Issue on Kansas WeekFrom the October 31, 2008 broadcast of the public affairs television program Kansas Week on KPTS.
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Nothing works
Read more: Nothing worksBy Alan Cobb, Americans For Prosperity — Kansas. From The Topeka Capital-Journal, Saturday, November 01, 2008 On Oct. 1, Congress did nothing. And we at Americans for Prosperity — Kansas applaud it. By not acting to renew it, lawmakers allowed the ban on offshore drilling and oil shale recovery to expire. This first step, albeit…
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On the Wichita Eagle editorial board, partisanship reigns
Read more: On the Wichita Eagle editorial board, partisanship reignsThe Wichita Eagle’s Rhonda Holman, writing for the editorial board in today’s lead editorial (Where do city, county stand on bond?) makes a few points that illustrate the highly partisan nature of this board.
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Wichita school district’s favorite architect stands to win big
Read more: Wichita school district’s favorite architect stands to win bigShortly after USD 259 (the Wichita school district) passed a bond issue in 2000, a contract was formed between the district and its favorite architectural firm, Schaefer Johnson Cox Frey Architecture. The contract, portions of which you can read here, pays this firm one percent of the bond amount for “Project Management Services.” Plus expenses,…
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Wichita school district campaigns for the bond
Read more: Wichita school district campaigns for the bondAn article in today’s newspaper reports on how USD 259, the Wichita school district, uses school district assets, personnel, and funds to promote the proposed Wichita school bond issue.
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Untruths about carbon and its regulation at the Wichita Eagle
Read more: Untruths about carbon and its regulation at the Wichita EagleThe Wichita Eagle’s recent editorial by Rhonda Holman takes a few Kansas legislators to task for statements regarding regulatory uncertainly in Kansas (No ‘regulatory uncertainty’ in Kansas, October 28, 2008 Wichita Eagle). She claims their statements “don’t reflect reality” and that their untruths are harming Kansas’ ability to bring in business.
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Wichita School Bond Issue: It’s not the $42.55, it’s the $1,927
Read more: Wichita School Bond Issue: It’s not the $42.55, it’s the $1,927Twelve cents per day for the owner of a $100,000 home is the mantra of supporters when it comes to selling the cost of the proposed USD 259 $370 million school bond issue to district taxpayers. That amount equates to about $42.55 per year or $3.55 per month in additional taxes. Who could oppose such…