Tag: Cronyism
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WichitaLiberty.TV August 25, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks leads viewers through the first two chapters of Henry Hazlitt’s book “Economics in One Lesson,” using cartoons created by Amanda BillyRock. It’s about looking at not only the immediate effects but at the longer effects of any act or policy; and tracing the consequences of that policy…
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Change in needed in Wichita
Change is desperately needed in Wichita — change to allow exceptionalism and end failed economic subsidies.
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WichitaLiberty.TV August 11, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks asks if shoppers have ever paid extra sales tax in Wichita’s Community Improvement Districts, and describes efforts by the city to avoid disclosure of this tax. Then, are there similarities between Wichita and Detroit? Finally, a Sedgwick County Commissioner is worried about agriculture being driven out of…
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Wichita City Council hears citizen concerns over West Bank development
In this video, citizens express their concerns to the Wichita City Council regarding the process of developing a parcel of land in downtown Wichita.
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Joseph Ashby on Wichita City Council
Today on the Joseph Ashby Show, the host shines light on some problems with the Wichita City Council.
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Joseph Ashby Show: Upcoming Wichita City Council meeting
On today’s Joseph Ashby Show, Bob Weeks appears in the KQAM studios to discuss tomorrow’s meeting of the Wichita City Council.
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WichitaLiberty.TV August 4, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks explains a complicated economic development mechanism used in Wichita that hides the true business welfare and cronyism taking place. Then Bob notices that the City of Wichita has banished disagreement, and then shows how the unintended consequences of regulation can be deadly.
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Wichita’s evaluation of development team should be reconsidered
The evaluation matrix released for a project to be considered next week by the Wichita City Council ought to be recalculated.
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It will be a busy Tuesday in Wichita
Tuesday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council is likely to take more than a few moments, as the agenda is loaded with items
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Fish, sauce, and the law: You make the call
Should Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer vote on an upcoming issue? The City of Wichita code seems to say he should not vote, but the Wichita City Attorney says the law doesn’t apply.
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Cronyism is harmful to our standard of living
The growing partnership between business and government is a destructive force, undermining not just our economy and our political system, but the very foundations of our culture, writes Charles G. Koch.
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Sedgwick County votes for harmful intervention
It’s harmful when citizens are not armed with information and research. But when government officials and bureaucrats with the power to tax and plan our economies are uninformed, people suffer as our economy becomes less prosperous than it could be.