Tag: Featured
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Where’s Wichita’s water?
It appears that the plans the city made for a future water supply were not adequate, and the spending to implement the plan has been, largely, wasted.
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As landlord, Wichita has a few issues
Commercial retail space owned by the City of Wichita in a desirable downtown location was built to be rented. But most is vacant, and maintenance issues go unresolved.
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Wichita planning documents hold sobering numbers
Planning documents released this week hold information that ought to make Wichitans think, and think hard. The amounts of money involved are large, and portions represent deferred maintenance. That is, the city has not been taking care of the assets that taxpayers have paid for.
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The relevance of income tax rates
Data shows that high tax rates on top earners doesn’t mean that they actually pay taxes at correspondingly higher rates.
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American economy is more competitive and carbon-efficient, says economist
The oil and gas boom in America boosts our competitiveness in the world economy while at the same time reducing carbon emissions, says economist Stephen Moore.
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WichitaLiberty.TV February 23, 2014
There are efforts to have the Kansas Legislature expand the open records law to include the spending records of several taxpayer-funded agencies, but the City of Wichita wants to keep the records secret. Then, did you know the Kansas teachers union has a media response team? Finally, Arthur Brooks makes the moral case for free…
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The purpose of high tax rates on the rich
The purpose of high taxes on the rich is not to get the rich to pay money, it’s to get the middle class to feel better about paying high taxes.
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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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Kansas school employment: The statistics and the claims
Claims made about Kansas schools don’t match the state’s statistics