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Wichita City Council and Cessna Aircraft Company Industrial Revenue Bonds
Read more: Wichita City Council and Cessna Aircraft Company Industrial Revenue BondsI received this letter written to Wichita Mayor Carlos Mayans and members of the Wichita City Council. The author makes excellent points about the harmful effects of special tax treatment for special interests. A better goal would be to work to reduce taxes for all companies and all people. This way, each company and individual…
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Maximum taxes means minimum growth
Read more: Maximum taxes means minimum growthKansas has high taxes. Even worse, the high taxes are high property taxes that stifle capital formation and hold down wages. Two new studies rank Kansas at the bottom of this region when it comes to soaring property taxes. That should not be too surprising since Kansas and Nebraska are the two states that provide…
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Minimum wage price controls hurt Kansas
Read more: Minimum wage price controls hurt KansasThis article presents compelling evidence that raising the minimum wage is not in the best interests of low-wage workers.
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The motivations of politicians
Read more: The motivations of politiciansI do not know the answer to these questions, and given our collective experience with politicians, I probably wouldn’t believe Mr. Knight if he answered them. Such is the credibility of the motivations of politicians.
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On praising Milton Friedman
Read more: On praising Milton FriedmanI wonder how many of the newspaper reporters and editorial writers praising Milton Friedman, not to mention politicians, knew of his strong belief in and advocacy of a very limited government. Would they still praise him? Would they be willing to take his advice?
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Sugarcane not so sweet
Read more: Sugarcane not so sweetDriving though the sugarcane fields of southern Louisiana during harvest, it is impossible not to dwell upon the politics behind it all. Those politics being the sugar subsidy and the benefits it brings to these farmers, and the cost of it to the rest of us.
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Bias noticed at the Wichita Eagle, again
Read more: Bias noticed at the Wichita Eagle, againState Senator Peggy Palmer, R-Augusta has publicly announced that she has canceled her Wichita Eagle subscription in the wake of the controversy over the Wichita Eagle’s “news” coverage of today’s election.
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Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, opponent of liberty
Read more: Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, opponent of libertyAccording to “Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors: 2006” recently released by The Cato Institute, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius earns a grade of “D.”
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Behind a School Finance Lawsuit
Read more: Behind a School Finance LawsuitThis is the case in Kansas. The school finance lawsuit and the skirmish between the Kansas Legislature and Kansas Supreme Court drown out any other discussion. Those who fought for more school spending bask in their victory, having saved the children of Kansas. For them, the issue is closed, the problem is solved — at…
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Personal income up in Kansas, but …
Read more: Personal income up in Kansas, but …As reported in the Lawrence Journal-World on September 27, 2006, personal income in Kansas grew at the rate of 1.4 percent for the second quarter of 2006. That sounds pretty good, and Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius uses facts like this in her campaign ads. But our growth can be understood only when placed in context.
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Proposed Wichita housing code change
Read more: Proposed Wichita housing code changeThe city’s housing code has problems. Here is an overview of the problems. Some suggested improvements follow.