Tag: Corporate welfare
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A Wichita Shocker, redux
Based on events in Wichita, the Wall Street Journal wrote “What Americans seem to want most from government these days is equal treatment. They increasingly realize that powerful government nearly always helps the powerful …” But Wichita’s elites don’t seem to understand this.
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Community improvement districts in Kansas
In Kansas Community Improvement Districts, merchants charge additional sales tax for the benefit of the property owners, instead of the general public.
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Year in Review: 2014
Here is a sampling of stories from Voice for Liberty in 2014.
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Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce: What is the attitude towards taxes?
Does the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce support free markets, capitalism, and economic freedom, or something else?
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Wichita to consider tax exemptions
A Wichita company asks for property and sales tax exemptions on the same day Wichita voters decide whether to increase the sales tax, including the tax on groceries.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Author and philosopher Andrew Bernstein
Andrew Bernstein is a proponent of Ayn Rand’s Objectivism, an author, and a professor of philosophy. We talk about capitalism and other subjects.
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What incentives can Wichita offer?
Wichita government leaders complain that Wichita can’t compete in economic development with other cities and states because the budget for incentives is too small. But when making this argument, these officials don’t include all incentives that are available.
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Elections in Kansas: Federal offices
Kansas Republican primary voters made two good decisions this week.
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In Kansas fourth district, fundamental issues of governance arise
The contest in the Kansas fourth district is a choice between principle and political expediency, and between economic freedom and cronyism.
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Pat Roberts, senator for corporate welfare
Two years ago United States Senator Pat Roberts voted in committee with liberals like John Kerry, Chuck Schumer, and Debbie Stabenow to pass a bill loaded with wasteful corporate welfare.
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Wichita: We have incentives. Lots of incentives.
Wichita government leaders complain that Wichita can’t compete in economic development with other cities and states because the budget for incentives is too small. But when making this argument, these officials don’t include all incentives that are available.
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In Wichita, ‘free markets’ cited in case for economic development incentives
A prominent Wichita business uses free markets to justify its request for economic development incentives. A gullible city council buys the argument.