Tag: Subsidy
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Economic development in Wichita, one tale
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: A look at a recent episode of economic development in Wichita, and what can we learn from that.
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An evaluation of the Kansas affordable airfares program
An evaluation of the Kansas affordable airfares program. Prepared for the Kansas Department of Commerce by Arthur P. Hall, Ph.D., Executive Director Center for Applied Economics, School of Business, University of Kansas. February 2013.
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Kansas budgeting “off the tops” is bad policy
Direct transfers of taxpayer money sent to a specific business or industry is always a tough sell to politicians, let alone the voting public. But, that is why some corporations pay lots of money to lobbyists, writes Steve Anderson for Kansas Policy Institute.
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Wichita airport statistics updated
Why do Kansans pay taxes, including sales tax on food, to fund millions in subsidy to a company that is experiencing a sustained streak of record profits?
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What the Wichita city council could do
While the proposed Wichita city sales tax is a bad idea, the city could do a few things that would not only improve its chance of passage, but also improve local government.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Waste, economic development, and water issues.
Wichitans ought to ask city hall to stop blatant waste before it asks for more taxes. Then, a few questions about economic development incentives. Finally, how should we pay for a new water source, and is city hall open to outside ideas?
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Economic development incentives in Wichita: A few questions
Wichita justifies its use of targeted economic development incentives by citing benefit-cost ratios that are computed for the city, county, school district, and state.
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Economic development incentives, at the margin
The evaluation of economic development incentives requires thinking at the margin, not the entirety.
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In Wichita, gap analysis illustrates our problems
Testimony provided to the Wichita City Council on July 1, 2014 regarding gap analysis and the problems it reveals.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Where’s Wichita’s water?
To solve water supply problems, the City of Wichita seeks to impose austerity on its citizens and force them to pay for others to install water-efficient appliances that save vanishingly small amounts of water. Plus, what happened to past assurances that we had plenty of water?
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Sedgwick County economic development incentives 2013 status report
Sedgwick County economic development incentives 2013 status report
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Wichita TIF history and performance report
Wichita TIF history and performance Report, 2011. Prepared by Department of Finance and Office of Urban Development, City of Wichita.