Tag: Regulation
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Kansas automobile dealers benefit from protectionist law
Kansas automobile dealers are protected by a law that restricts the entry of new dealers to a market, and therefore reduces competition and its benefits to the consumer.
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Economic freedom in America: The decline, and what it means
The decline in economic freedom in the U.S. leads to slow growth in the private sector economy and persistently high unemployment.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday October 10, 2011
Today: AFP meeting features former Congressman Tiahrt; Government planning; Longwell joins Democrats to defeat Republicans; Optimal size of government; Steve Jobs; Lieutenant Governor in Wichita; When governments cut spending.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday September 12, 2011
Today: TIF not good for everyone, it seems; Wichita City Council; Williams lecture not noticed; Energy and politics to be topic; Pompeo on ideological internships; Spending to create jobs; Kansas education summit; Why liberals should like libertarian ideas.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Tuesday September 6, 2011
Today: Live music example of overcriminilization, regulation in Wichita; Tax reform in Kansas; Downtown Wichita site launched; Juvenile justice system to be topic; Campaign contributions flow to Wichita’s subsidy supporters; Organ events; Urban planning in Wichita: an outside perspective.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday August 29, 2011
Today: Wichita City Council; Government and business; Developer welfare shop opened; ‘Kansans United’ formed; Kansas education summit; No Wichita Pachyderm this week; Myths of capitalism.
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Greenpeace and allies again attack Koch Industries
Last week saw the release of two reports criticizing Koch Industries for its opposition to heavy-handed regulation of the chemical industry.
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Guitar makers and players targeted by onerous laws
Today the Wall Street Journal reports again on startling examples of overcriminalization, with federal authorities conducting raids on businesses based on aggressive enforcement of broad and vague laws.
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Criminal laws proliferate, at a cost to freedom
The proliferation of criminal laws and regulations with criminal penalties mean that the freedoms of Americans are increasingly at risk as prosecutors take advantage of expanded authority and reach of the federal justice system. Sometimes prosecutors don’t even need to show criminal intent in order to gain a conviction.