Tag: Capitalism
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Thursday August 11, 2011
Today: Kensinger, Brownback chief of staff, profiled; New York charter schools seen as success; Morality of capitalism.
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Wichita city council to decide between rule of law, or rule by situation
Tuesday’s Wichita City Council meeting will provide an opportunity for the mayor, council members, and city hall staff to let Wichitans know if our city is governed by the rule of law and proper respect for it, or if these values will be discarded for the convenience of one person and his business partners.
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Job creation at young firms declines
A new report by the Kauffman Foundation holds unsettling information for the future of job growth in the United States.
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In Kansas, P.J. O’Rourke promotes free markets
Author and satirist P.J. O’Rourke appeared in Kansas to talk about liberty and free markets.
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Public-private partnerships: the problems
Public-private partnerships have many problems, and Wichita needs to be cautious as the city relies on them.
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Clusters as economic development in Kansas
Is the promotion by Kansas government of industry clusters as economic development good for the future of Kansas?
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday July 20, 2011
Today: Kansas budget director to be in Wichita; All Kansans voted for Cut, Cap, and Balance; Foreclosed homes: the maps; Kansas certificates of indebtedness; Why more regulation is not the answer; Myths of the Great Depression.
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Pickens: It’s all about me, and MSNBC doesn’t notice
Appearing on the MSNBC morning program Morning Joe, energy investor T. Boone Pickens let us know that despite his no-nonsense business-like approach to supporting what he believes to be in America’s best interests, it’s really all about him and what profits him. But program hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski didn’t catch that.
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Local chambers of commerce: tax machines in disguise
Most people probably think that local chambers of commerce, since their membership is mostly business firms, support pro-growth policies that embrace limited government and free markets. But that’s often not the case.
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Kansas jobs creation numbers in perspective
The administration of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced job creation figures that, on the surface, sound like good news. But before we celebrate too much, we need to place the job numbers in context and look at the larger picture, specifically whether these economic development wins are good for the Kansas economy.
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Regulation supports business, not capitalism and free markets
Business often uses government regulation as way to harm its competitors or gain advantage for itself, which is contrary to the principles of free markets and capitalism.