Tag: Government spending
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Many want to cut budgets … but
Many people want to cut budgets in general, but specific programs are more difficult to cut, as recent action by the Sedgwick County Commission shows.
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Why Washington only cut $38 billion: A public choice perspective
Public choice economics helps explain why cutting spending is difficult.
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Flentje: Align taxation with spending
H. Edward Flentje of Wichita State University says that we should seek to align government spending with taxation.
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There are a lot of government employees
Government employment is growing, at the expense of the private sector and the strength of our economy.
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Wichita elections a blow for economic freedom
The victory by Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer and other city council members means a win for crony capitalism and a loss for economic freedom in Wichita.
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Kansas fiscal policy is stifling the state’s economy
Kansas economic policies are leading to the growth of government at the expense of private sector economic activity.
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Latest public pension fund data show taxpayers still on hook for trillions
Despite pension fund investment gains in 2010, taxpayers still owe state and municipal workers trillions of dollars for promised benefits no matter how much funds earn during the next 30 years.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday March 25, 2011
Today: Elections coming up; campaign signs; Kansas income is growing; March to Economic Growth stalled; in Kansas, cutting unnecessary spending can avoid service cuts; open records under attack; ignorant or just ill-informed?; government spending overrides privates spending.