Tag: Government spending
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Kansas STAR bonds vote a test for capitalism
An upcoming vote in the Kansas House of Representatives will let Kansans know who is truly in favor of economic freedom, limited government, and free market capitalism — and who favors crony capitalism instead.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday March 26, 2012
Today: Pachyderms to feature talk on sustainable development; PPACAction; The seven rules of bureaucracy; Civil society; One down, 48 to go; Economic freedom in America: The decline, and what it means.
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Brownback, Moran wrong on wind tax credits
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas are mistaken regarding the economic effect of tax credits that benefit the wind power industry.
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Does government spending create economic growth?
Does government have the ability to create jobs? The only relationship that emerges is that as government spending grows, the economy contracts. Meaning: government spending is a negative factor for economic growth.
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Wind energy split in Kansas
Kansas politicians are split over the the government’s subsidy programs for wind energy.
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Mike Pompeo: We need capitalism, not cronyism
A big obstacle on the path to restoring limited government in America is cronyism, writes U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo.
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Wichita HOME program has negative consequences
The Wichita City Council will consider a program designed to boost the sale of newly-constructed homes. While this program was undoubtedly developed with good intentions, government intervention almost always has many other effects other than the desired effect. Unfortunately, many of these unintended consequences have a negative impact, often far exceeding the good that the…
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The effect of government grants
The ends (accomplishment of a project that local groups want but will not fund locally) do not justify the means (stealing now, and in the future, from all citizens), writes John D’Aloia Jr. in a Trackside column.
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Wichita Ambassador Hotel information sheet
Tax Fairness for All Wichitans has an information sheet available to help Wichitans learn more about the February 28th election regarding the Ambassador Hotel guest tax rebate.
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Modern-day students and attitudes towards government
Many modern-day college students seem to think that government entitlements should be the source of the things they want.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday January 30, 2012
Today: Kansas school forum; Ambassador Hotel to be subject of discussion; Capital gains tax rate; Kan-ed audit; Huelskamp and Sharpton; Education reform blog started; Super PACs.
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For Kansas, spending is the other part of the equation
Kansas tax reform is made difficult by the fact that Kansas has a large, big-spending state government.