Tag: Economics
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Kansas government grows faster than private sector
n Kansas, government has grown faster than the private sector. Milton Friedman explains why it’s best to leave spending in the private sector.
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Kansas gross domestic product
Kansas is right about in the middle of the states for growth in gross domestic product.
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Job claims in Kansas addresses
How can conflicting jobs claims made by two Kansas leaders and candidates for governor be reconciled?
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Wichita’s legislative agenda favors government, not citizens
Wichita’s legislative agenda contains many items contrary to economic freedom, capitalism, limited government, and individual liberty. Yet, Wichitans pay taxes to have this agenda promoted.
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WichitaLiberty.TV December 29, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Are Kansas school leaders beng honest with schoolchildren and parents regarding Kansas school test scores? Then: Walter Williams on greed. Finally: Do we have too many laws? A look at the problem of overcriminalization.
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Job growth, Kansas and other states
Critics of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback may not know that Kansas has produced substandard performance in job growth for a long time.
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In Kansas, dueling job claims
Candidates for Kansas governor last week released statements on recent job figures in Kansas. The releases from Sam Brownback and Paul Davis appear to contain conflicting views of Kansas employment.
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The war on poverty
What has been the result of America’s war on poverty?
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Government spending
Milton and Rose Friedman explain why government spending is wasteful, how it leads to corruption, how it often does not benefit the people it was intended, and how the pressure for more spending is always present.
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WichitaLiberty.TV December 8, 2013
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita city leaders are preparing to ask Wichita voters to approve a sales tax increase. What would this money be used for? Are there alternatives, such as private sector integration, that the city could consider? Then: What is the role of the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce? Is it promoting…
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Walter Williams: How to do good
Economist Walter Williams told a Wichita audience that when government is used in an attempt to do good, it requires either elimination or attenuation of private property and market forces. But it is private property and the desire for more that motivates people to do difficult and laborious things that benefit their fellow man. It…