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Let free markets determine downtown Wichita’s viability
Read more: Let free markets determine downtown Wichita’s viabilityIf you listen to local Wichita news media, our local politicians, and various community advocates, the desirability of downtown development over other development is accepted as a given. But what people actually do with their own money is different.
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Why is the Wichita news media not interested?
Read more: Why is the Wichita news media not interested?This is a version of a letter that I have been sending to (mostly) Wichita-area newspapers, television stations, and radio stations. Some have expressed some interest and have even assigned reporters to look into this, but so far no stories have appeared.
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Testimony in Opposition to Senate Bill 58
Read more: Testimony in Opposition to Senate Bill 58From John Todd. Members House Taxation Committee State Capitol Topeka, Kansas 66612 Subject: Testimony in OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL #58 (Sales Tax Increase For The Proposed Downtown Wichita Arena). My name is John Todd. I am a self-employed real estate broker from Wichita, and I come before you in opposition to the enabling legislation that…
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Testimony regarding House Bill No. 2132
Read more: Testimony regarding House Bill No. 2132Written testimony of Bob Weeks regarding House Bill No. 2132. A pdf version is available here: http://wichitaliberty.org/files/House_Bill_2132_Testimony_by_Bob_Weeks_2005-03-10.pdf March 10, 2005 Thank you for allowing me to present this written testimony. I realize that the voters in Sedgwick County voted for the arena sales tax increase. I believe, however, there is ample reason why you should…
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A Letter to the Editor is Edited
Read more: A Letter to the Editor is EditedI wrote a letter to the editor of The Wichita Eagle for publication. It was published today, March 7, 2005. I have learned a lesson: my letter was much too long. I don’t fault the Eagle for editing for space reasons. I do think, though, that my letter has a much different meaning in its…
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GOP and ex-GOP Legislators Promoting Higher Kansas Taxes
Read more: GOP and ex-GOP Legislators Promoting Higher Kansas TaxesFrom Karl Peterjohn, Executive Director Kansas Taxpayers Network In a March 4 report on Democrat Washington Day events in Topeka, Hawver News Editor Martin Hawver told about two well known Republicans involved in this statewide Democratic Party event. First is former state representative and former house majority leader Joe Hoagland, ex-Rino Johnson County, who told…
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Martha, I’m Glad You’re Home
Read more: Martha, I’m Glad You’re HomeWriting from Newton, Iowa. Alan Reynolds, writing for the Cato Institute, wrote in June 2003 this: Believe it or not, the government now charges Martha Stewart with “securities fraud” during that same period because she supposedly tried in vain to prop up her own stock by denying that she was guilty of the crime then…
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Kansas (Our Governor, That Is) Earns a “D”
Read more: Kansas (Our Governor, That Is) Earns a “D”In a policy analysis published today by the Cato Institute (Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors: 2004) Kansas — or more accurately Kansas’s Governor — earns a grade of “D” based on 15 objective measures of fiscal performance. The authors state: “Our analysis shows that states that keep tax rates low and restrain spending…
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KNEA Tax Plan Would Hurt Kansas
Read more: KNEA Tax Plan Would Hurt KansasThe powerful and left-wing National Education Association’s Kansas affiliate is working hard to raise your taxes. In a February Olathe News article Terry Forsyth, one of the Kansas National Education Association’s (KNEA) lobbyists, is quoted claiming that there is no correlation between taxes and job growth.
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The Law by Frederic Bastiat
Read more: The Law by Frederic BastiatAbout a year ago I became acquainted with the writings of the economist Walter E. Williams. After reading his foreword to this book, I understand — as Williams says himself — how important Bastiat’s writings are. As Williams says: Reading Bastiat made me keenly aware of all the time wasted, along with the frustrations of…
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Court Sets Trap for Legislature
Read more: Court Sets Trap for LegislatureI received the following, which I thought was interesting, so I present it. I do not entirely understand the author’s argument, so if anyone can help me understand, I would appreciate it. Kansas Legislative Education And Research 827 SW TOPEKA BLVD TOPEKA, KS 66612 PHONE: 785 233 8765 EMAIL: ks klear@swbell.net Contact: Bob L. Corkins…
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Rep. Loganbill Advocates More Tax Brackets
Read more: Rep. Loganbill Advocates More Tax BracketsOn Saturday February 12, 2005, I attended a meeting of the South-Central Kansas Legislative Delegation. State Representative Judith Loganbill made remarks that included the fact that the maximum Kansas individual income tax rate becomes effective at taxable incomes of $30,000 for singles and $60,000 for married couples. A member of the audience spoke and expressed…