Tag: Economics
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In Kansas, P.J. O’Rourke promotes free markets
Author and satirist P.J. O’Rourke appeared in Kansas to talk about liberty and free markets.
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Public-private partnerships: the problems
Public-private partnerships have many problems, and Wichita needs to be cautious as the city relies on them.
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Kansas Capitol renovations
The arguments of proponents of spending on the renovation of the Kansas Capitol building are mistaken.
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Kansas airports’ economic impact
A report on the economic impact of airports in Kansas grossly exaggerates the numbers.
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Clusters as economic development in Kansas
Is the promotion by Kansas government of industry clusters as economic development good for the future of Kansas?
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday July 20, 2011
Today: Kansas budget director to be in Wichita; All Kansans voted for Cut, Cap, and Balance; Foreclosed homes: the maps; Kansas certificates of indebtedness; Why more regulation is not the answer; Myths of the Great Depression.
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Pickens: It’s all about me, and MSNBC doesn’t notice
Appearing on the MSNBC morning program Morning Joe, energy investor T. Boone Pickens let us know that despite his no-nonsense business-like approach to supporting what he believes to be in America’s best interests, it’s really all about him and what profits him. But program hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski didn’t catch that.
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Despite subsidy program, Wichita flights are declining
Supporters of the Kansas Affordable Airfares Program are proud of the program’s success. But looking at the statistics uncovers a troubling trend that is obscured by the facts used to promote the program.
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Sedgwick County considers a federal grant
While most people think the problem of government over-spending requires a top-down solution starting in Washington, we have to do better than waiting for Washington to act.