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Laws that do harm

As we approach another birthday of Milton Friedman, here’s his column from Newsweek in 1982 that explains that despite good intentions, the result of government intervention often harms those it is intended to help.

July 29, 2013

Wichita airport statistics: the visualization

While the program to reduce airfares in Wichita has probably met that goal, there have been consequences.

July 29, 2013

Friedman: The fallacy of the welfare state

A simple classification of government spending shows why the process leads to undesirable results, explain Milton and Rose Friedman.

July 27, 2013

Wichita airfares, on the rise

A survey shows that airfares in Wichita have both fallen and risen in recent years, even though the City of Wichita, Sedgwick County, and the State of Kansas spend millions each year to keep airfares low.

July 25, 2013

Local economic development incentives: The economic perspective

Economist Russell Sobel spoke in Wichita on the topic of local economic development incentives.

July 24, 2013

Business tax credits more desired than zero tax rates

A Kansas business welfare program is more attractive and valuable than elimination of the Kansas corporate income tax, at least for some influential corporations in Kansas.

July 23, 2013

Sedgwick is a red county in a pink state

Sedgwick County is bleeding income.

July 22, 2013

Where is the downtown Wichita tax base?

There’s been much investment in downtown Wichita, we’re told, but the goal of increasing the tax base is farther away rather than closer.

July 20, 2013

Wichita flight count continues decline

A program designed to bring low air fares to Wichita appears to meet that goal, but the unintended and inevitable consequences of the program are not being recognized. In particular, the number of flights available at the Wichita airport continues to decline.

July 15, 2013

Tag: Economics