Tag: Taxation
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Moving Wichitans in the Future: Paving and Transit Via Sales Tax?
From Kansas Policy Institute, the third and final free conference examining issues related to the proposed one cent per dollar Wichita sales tax.
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Water options for Wichita
There are solutions to the Wichita water shortage (to the extent it exists) that originate outside city hall.
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Questions ‘Yes Wichita’ doesn’t want asked or answered
“Yes Wichita” is a group that wants you to vote “Yes” on the proposed Wichita sales tax. But this group will not answer questions. Instead they delete the inconvenient questions.
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Union Station development drains taxes from important needs
The diversion of future property tax revenues away from local governmental treasuries should concern every taxpaying citizen when one considers the many needs for these funds, says John Todd.
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How much Wichita sales tax is paid by visitors?
Part of the sales pitch for the proposed Wichita sales tax is that part is paid by visitors. But there are big differences in opinion as to how much.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Government waste in Wichita
In this excerpt from WichitaLiberty.TV: At the time Wichita city government asks for more tax revenue, government waste is abundant.
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Wichita man who complained of regulations now asks for your tax dollars
Gary Oborny of Wichita appeared on Fox News in August to explain problems with onerous government regulations. Next week he will ask the Wichita City Council to use laws and regulations to grant him millions of tax dollars.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: The proposed one cent per dollar Wichita sales tax
In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV: Considering the proposed Wichita sales tax, looking at unmet maintenance needs, claims that we have few economic development incentives, the cost of the sales tax to families, the taxes already going to the transit system, and the bad choice the city gives us for water.
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Union Station TIF provides lessons for Wichita voters
A proposed downtown Wichita development deserves more scrutiny than it has received, as it provides a window into the city’s economic development practice that voters should peek through as they consider voting for the Wichita sales tax.
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Wichita sales tax does little to close maintenance gap
The proposed Wichita sales tax does little to close the city’s delinquent infrastructure maintenance gap. Despite this, there are rumors of another sales tax next year for quality of life items.
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Wichita water projections from 2008
Do you get the feeling that Wichita’s promises and projections regarding water are quite, well, fluid?
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Wichita Water Task Force findings presented
Karma Mason, President of iSi Environmental, presents the Water Task Force Findings from the Wichita Chamber of Commerce during the Wichita Water Conference.