Tag: Free markets
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The use of regulation by business, contrary to markets
Business often uses government regulation as way to harm its competitors or gain advantage for itself, which is contrary to the principles of free markets and capitalism.
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‘Sustainable planning’ not so sustainable
The vast majority of Americans, surveys say, aspire to live in a single-family home with a yard. The vast majority of American trave — around 85 percent — is by automobile. Yet the Obama administration thinks more Americans should live in apartments and travel on foot, bicycle, or mass transit.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday October 31, 2011
Today: Wichita City Council; Crony capitalism; Kansas pensions; Global economics to be discussed in Wichita; Progress, or not; Business and politics.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday October 26, 2011
Today: Tax increment financing; Tax incentives questioned; The Moral Case Against Spreading the Wealth; Political pretense vs. market performance; Increasing taxes not seen as solution.
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Kansas schools need diversity and dynamism to engage students
Kansas schools need to be much more dynamic and diverse in order to meet students’ needs and effectively engage them in learning. But the lack of school choice and charter schools in Kansas means that Kansas children are missing opportunities for learning that are present in some states. Until Kansas changes its educational policies, it…
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Intellectuals against the people and their freedoms
Why are so many opposed to private property and free exchange — capitalism, in other words — in favor of large-scale government interventionism? Lack of knowledge, or ignorance, is one answer, but there is another.
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The Wichita Eagle on naysayers: a disservice to Wichita
While the Wichita Eagle criticizes those it calls “naysayers,” it is the newspaper’s editorial board itself that is harmful to the people of Wichita and their economic freedom.
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The politically-motivated attack on Koch Industries
The more scrutiny the Bloomberg article attacking Koch Industries receives, the worse it looks.
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NAT GAS Act: Markets are better able to decide
The real lesson to be learned from Solyndra is that government is not equipped to act as entrepreneur. We need to apply that lesson to natural gas powered vehicles before it is too late.