Tag: Richard Ranzau
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Job creation at young firms declines
A new report by the Kauffman Foundation holds unsettling information for the future of job growth in the United States.
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Wichita and its political class
Discussion at a Wichita City Council meeting provided an opportunity for citizens to discover the difference in the thinking of the political class and those who value limited government and capitalism.
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Sedgwick County, Golf Warehouse, reveal shortcomings in procedure
A decision by the Sedgwick County Commission to grant a forgivable loan of $48,000 to The Golf Warehouse is yet another example of local government relying on corporate welfare as economic development, and exposes how little deliberation is given to making these decisions.
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Wichita on corporate welfare, again
An award of $2.5 million by the City of Wichita to aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft to ward off a threatened move to Louisiana stands out as an example of corporate welfare given for its own sake, and not in response to any real threat.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday February 28, 2011
Today: Elections tomorrow; Kansas schools can transfer funds?; Ranzau stand on federal funds profiled; Kansas legislative chambers don’t agree; Kansas Economic Freedom Index; citizens, not taxpayers; increasing taxes not seen as solution.
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In Wichita, start of a solution to federal spending
A stand taken by a Sedgwick County Commissioner could pave the way to control of federal spending and debt.