Tag: Economic development
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In Wichita, Southfork TIF is politics, and therefore should be rejected
There are many reasons why the Sedgwick County Commission should reject the establishment of a tax increment financing, or TIF, district, in Wichita.
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Tax increment financing (TIF) and economic growth
There is clear and consistent evidence that municipalities that adopt tax increment financing, or TIF, grow more slowly after adoption than those that do not.
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Does tax increment financing (TIF) deliver on its promise of jobs?
When looking at the entire picture, the effect on employment of tax increment financing, or TIF districts, used for retail development is negative.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 30, 2011
Today: Year in review, Wichita Liberty-style; Patriots New Years Eve; Legislators to hear from citizens; California’s redevelopment nightmare to end; Growth will heal nation’s economy; Assumptions about capitalism; Resources on Austrian economics; Cato University.
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Wichita falls in economic performance ranking
The City of Wichita has fallen in a ranking of the performance of its economy, according to the Milkin Institute.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday December 14, 2011
Today: Property rights in Wichita; Importance of open records; Wichita city news; Cronyism in America.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday December 12, 2011
Today: Kansas budget; Trade protectionism makes us poorer; A new day in politics?; Harm of expanding government explained; Youthful senator to speak; Markets: exploitation or empowerment?
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Wichita’s political class
Discussion at a Wichita City Council meeting provided an opportunity for citizens to discover the difference in the thinking of the political class and those who value limited government and capitalism.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday December 7, 2011
Today: Wichita petitions; Petitions being contested; Smart Taxpayers Exposing Waste; Planning grant to be topic of meeting; Kansas history writer to speak; Wichita City Council.
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Wichita petition drive nears end
Wichita city leaders ought to take notice that citizens are so opposed to their actions that they will venture out in winter to gather signatures in opposition.
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Crony capitalism and social engineering: The case against tax-increment financing
Far from being a boost to communities, tax increment financing (TIF) is harmful.
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Kansas PEAK program: corporate welfare wrapped in obfuscation
Many economic development programs, such as the Kansas Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK) program, are surrounded by confusion that hides the economic reality of the transactions.