Tag: Free markets
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Government institutions not role model for health care
One of the arguments used to promote more government involvement in the provision of health care is this: government already provides so many services, and government does it so well, that we ought to turn over medicine to it too.
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John Stossel to speak in Wichita
ABC television journalist and author John Stossel will be in Wichita on October 12 to deliver a lecture as part of Wichita State University’s Elliott School of Communications 20th anniversary celebration.
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Health care talk gives alternative to big-government reform
At a recent forum sponsored by the South Central Kansas 9.12 Group, Dr. George Watson of Park City, Kansas laid out a conservative case for health care reform. His messages was different than that of most reformers: instead of more government involvement, we need less government. “Yes, we need change,” he said. He also said…
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Privatization of Wichita city parks
In a post concerning the possible privatization of City of Wichita parks maintenance, I called for, in a rather oblique way, privatization of city parks. A commenter picked up on this and wrote “I’m wondering how the parks would be decided by the market. Wouldn’t the parks have to charge an entry fee in that…
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Wichita budget hearing reveals fundamental problem with government
At yesterday’s public hearing regarding the City of Wichita budget, the attitude of Wichita’s public employee union became clear: more tax revenue is needed.
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Flint Hills Center adds more staff
Grace Harris has been named Government Transparency / Operations Manager at the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy. Harris will lead government transparency projects which will make government data more available to Kansans. Along with government transparency, Harris will organize day-to-day operations for Flint Hills.
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AFP “Defending the American Dream” summit announced
Americans For Prosperity has announced its third annual national summit. It’s on Friday and Saturday, October 1, and 2, in Arlington, Virginia. On Friday there’s a rally and news conference at Capitol Hill.
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Ballotpedia and Judgepedia move to new home
The Lucy Burns Institute is delighted to announce that effective July 1, 2009, it became the official sponsor of Ballotpedia and Judgepedia.
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Decisions made through politics leads to conflict
A column by economist Walter E. Williams (Why we’re a divided nation) strongly makes the case for more decision-making by free markets rather than by the government through the political process.
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Wichita facade improvement program bad for Wichitans
As this city council decides whether to give a grant of $20,000 to a private business, we need to consider the effect of programs like this on all the people of Wichita. And people are telling me that they don’t like it. They wonder why, at a time when the city is struggling with its…
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Wichita facade improvement plan updated
Programs like this are government planning. It’s our city government saying that investment in certain areas of town are more desired than investment in other parts of town. Since people aren’t investing enough to fulfill the city’s plan, the city must correct this alleged market failure by giving gifts of taxpayer money.
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John Stossel: The Reason.tv interview
As the co-anchor of the long-running and immensely popular ABC News program 20/20, auteur of a continuing series of specials on topics ranging from corporate welfare to educational waste to laws criminalizing consensual adult behavior, and author of best-selling books such as Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity, Stossel brings a consistent message of liberty to…