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More taxes for Wichitans
Read more: More taxes for WichitansExpanding gambling in Sedgwick County will lower taxes and provide “…tax relief…,” according to casino advocates’ campaign flyer. This claim is preposterous in light of the soaring property tax hikes and spending expansion plans being generated by local government in our community.
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For a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto
Read more: For a New Liberty: The Libertarian ManifestoFor a New Liberty: The Libertarian Manifesto by Murray N. Rothbard An absolutely awesome book. If you are interested in liberty, this is, in my opinion, the most important book to read. I think Lew Rockwell, who I recently had the pleasure to meet at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, says it best about this…
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The Perverse Kansas Gambling Law
Read more: The Perverse Kansas Gambling LawAs humans, we have the right to gamble, as it is an activity that people may voluntarily take part in, and it causes no harm or violence to others. As such, we have to wonder why most forms of gambling have been illegal in Kansas for so long. More importantly, what has changed this year…
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The Kansas Gambling Law I’d Vote For
Read more: The Kansas Gambling Law I’d Vote ForHere’s the one law concerning gambling in Wichita and Kansas that I would vote for: “All laws prohibiting and regulating gambling in Kansas are hereby repealed.” That’s the only law consistent with personal freedom and liberty. The law that has been passed, however, provides more power for the state and more opportunities to regulate our…
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Toward a Free America
Read more: Toward a Free AmericaThe libertarian creed, finally, offers the fulfillment of the best of the American past along with the promise of a far better future. Even more than conservatives, who are often attached to the monarchical traditions of a happily obsolete European past, libertarians are squarely in the great classical liberal tradition that built the United States…
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A Free Society: It’s Not All About Country
Read more: A Free Society: It’s Not All About CountryThe opening words of Capitalism and Freedom, by Milton Friedman, written around 1962: In a much quoted passage in his inaugural address, President Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” It is a striking sign of the temper of our times that…
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Disenfranchising and Dissing Kansans
Read more: Disenfranchising and Dissing KansansWhen was the last time you got to vote on raising your property taxes for city, county, or other local services? How about a local bond issue that didn’t involve the government schools? This political power might be inherent but for most Kansans it is mainly invisible. In most other states these votes are routine…
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Government makes things worse, not better
Read more: Government makes things worse, not betterJohn Stossel eviscerates David Brooks, the ostensibly conservative columnist for the New York Times. Brooks has argued for big new government initiatives to boost human capital. Stossel correctly notes, though, that Brooks wants to expand failed government programs when the right approach is to move in the other direction:
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Unlearning Roosevelt
Read more: Unlearning RooseveltWriting in the July 8, 2007 Washington Post, George Will has a column titled “Declaration of Dependence.” The link to it is here, although you may have to register (for free) to read it. All through my public school education, we were taught that Franklin Roosevelt was godlike for saving the country from the Great…
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Political Decision Making Leads To Conflict
Read more: Political Decision Making Leads To ConflictWriting from Davenport, Iowa A column by economist Walter E. Williams (Why we’re a divided nation) strongly makes the case for more decision making by free markets rather than by the government through the political process. When decisions are made through free markets, Dr. Williams says, both parties win, because in a free market, parties…
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A Message From Ron Paul
Read more: A Message From Ron PaulI received this in an email from Ron Paul’s campaign: As my great mentor Ludwig von Mises showed, government meddling in the economy creates conflict, as special-interest groups seek to rip us off through big government. The voluntarism of the free market, on the other hand, brings social cooperation and peace. I have never heard…
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The Candlemaker’s Petition
Read more: The Candlemaker’s PetitionYou are on the right track. You reject abstract theories and little regard for abundance and low prices. You concern yourselves mainly with the fate of the producer. You wish to free him from foreign competition, that is, to reserve the domestic market for domestic industry.