Tag: Capitalism
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday March 26, 2012
Today: Pachyderms to feature talk on sustainable development; PPACAction; The seven rules of bureaucracy; Civil society; One down, 48 to go; Economic freedom in America: The decline, and what it means.
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If government ordered your lunch, would you get what you want?
Speaking on government making decisions for us, Antony Davies concludes “Even if it’s benevolent, it fails because it lacks the necessary information to make those decision correctly.”
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Brownback, Moran wrong on wind tax credits
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas are mistaken regarding the economic effect of tax credits that benefit the wind power industry.
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Does government spending create economic growth?
Does government have the ability to create jobs? The only relationship that emerges is that as government spending grows, the economy contracts. Meaning: government spending is a negative factor for economic growth.
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A Wichita shocker
The Wall Street Journal comments on last week’s election in Wichita, noting “Local politicians like to get in bed with local business, and taxpayers are usually the losers.” Purported conservatives like Pete Meitzner, James Clendenin, and Jeff Longwell ought to take notice.
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Stopping crony capitalism
Voters in Wichita, Kansas, went to the polls, Tuesday, to smash a measure that would have forked over $2.25 million in tax rebates to a downtown hotel project. Those supporting the giveaway spent $300,000 to promote the deal, while opponents ponied up a scant $30,000 against it. The vote nevertheless strongly weighed against the big…
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Mike Pompeo: We need capitalism, not cronyism
A big obstacle on the path to restoring limited government in America is cronyism, writes U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo.
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‘Occupy Koch town’ ignores the facts
As director of corporate communication for Koch industries, I’ve read and heard much about this company and its shareholders that is dishonest, distorted and derogatory. And while we continue to try to bat down the falsehoods, as quickly as we quash one, another rears its ugly head. As Winston Churchill once said, “A lie gets…
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Occupy Koch Town protestors ignore facts
Occupy Koch Town protesters show no concern for facts or reason in their politically-motivated attack on Koch Industries, capitalism, and human progress.