Tag: Government planning
-
More Wichita planning on tap
We should be wary of government planning in general. But when those who have been managing and planning the foundering Wichita-area economy want to step up their management of resources, we risk compounding our problems.
-
WichitaLiberty.TV: Project Wichita
Project Wichita co-chairs join Bob Weeks to explain the goals and process of Project Wichita.
-
In Sedgwick County, Norton’s misplaced concern for an industry
In the campaign for Sedgwick County Commission, the incumbent Tim Norton touts his experience, judgment, “intellectual stamina, thirst for data and feedback,” and his efforts in economic development. Following, from January 2013, an example of how uninformed he is regarding basic facts about the Kansas economy.
-
Tim Norton: Saving farms from people and their preferences
Sedgwick County Commissioner Tim Norton’s record is different from what he has actually done.
-
Wichita Chamber speaks on county spending and taxes
The Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce urges spending over fiscally sound policies and tax restraint in Sedgwick County.
-
Downtown Wichita deal shows some of the problems with the Wichita economy
In this script from a recent episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: A look at the Wichita city council’s action regarding a downtown Wichita development project and how it is harmful to Wichita taxpayers and the economy.
-
Who decides? When it comes to planning, is it the people, the politicians, or the bureaucrats?
I firmly believe that local government’s role is to provide a firm rule of law where there is a level playing field in it with clear rules for everyone to build their future for themselves and their families. This is the very limited role of government for a free people in a liberty loving society,…
-
WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita’s legislative agenda, and a bit of bad news
A look at some elements of Wichita’s legislative agenda for state government, in particular special tax treatment for special artists, problems with the city’s numbers regarding airfares, and why we should abandon the pursuit of passenger rail. Then, why are people not more involved in political affairs?
-
By threatening an unwise alternative, Wichita campaigns for the sales tax
To pay for a new water supply, Wichita gives voters two choices and portrays one as exceptionally unwise. In creating this either-or fallacy, the city is effectively campaigning for the sales tax.
-
Wichita ASR water recharge project: The statistics
As Wichita voters consider spending $250 million expanding a water project, we should look at the project’s history. So far, the ASR program has not performed near expectations, even after revising goals downward.
-
Again, Wichita policies are fluid
Wichita city hall promises policies that are clear, predictable and transparent, except when they’re not.
-
Errors in Wichita Union Station development proposal
Documents the Wichita City Council will use to evaluate a development proposal contain material errors. Despite the city being aware of the errors for more than one month, they have not been corrected.