Tag: Taxation
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Kansas could grow with lower taxes
Two research papers illustrate the need to reduce taxes in Kansas, finding that high taxes are associated with reduced income and low economic growth. Research such as this rebuts the presumption of government spending advocates that reducing taxes will kill jobs in Kansas.
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Does government have a revenue or spending problem?
Government has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday May 2, 2012
Today: When government pays, government controls; The moral case for capitalism; Moran to address Pachyderms; Funding pet projects without earmarks; Harm of taxes; Role of prices.
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Walter Williams on government in a free society
Economist Walter E. Williams spoke on the legitimate role of government in a free society, touching on the role of government as defined in the Constitution, the benefits of capitalism and private property, and the recent attacks on individual freedom and limited government.
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Kansas state spending is not, itself, a good
In the debate over reducing and eventually eliminating the income tax in Kansas, those who oppose income tax reduction say it will simply shift the burden of taxation to others, in the form of sales and property taxes. This is true only if we decide to keep spending at the same rate. We could cut…
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday April 25, 2012
Today: Income growth in Kansas and Sedgwick County; Tax reform is needed in Kansas; Protect us from onion prices; Silencing ALEC; TSA in Wichita, and in general; An extra comma; If I wanted America to fail.
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In Kansas, tax reform is about job creation
Two groups working to create a more competitive economic environment in Kansas are Americans for Prosperity, Kansas and Kansas Policy Institute. Their video commercial from earlier this year that explains the urgent situation in Kansas is below.
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Rich States, Poor States 2012 edition released
This month American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) released the fifth edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index. As in the past, Kansas performs in the middle of the pack in one measure, below average in another, with little or no progress achieved in making Kansas competitive with other states.
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In Kansas, STAR bonds vote uplifted cronyism over capitalism
In Kansas, many purportedly fiscally conservative members of the House and Senate voted to uplift cronyism over capitalism by extending the STAR bonds program.
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Pompeo: Compromise has meant increased spending
Political compromise has lead to increased spending at the expense of taxpayers, says U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo.
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Hauser’s law, or raising taxes won’t work
Hauser’s law illustrates that raising tax rates doesn’t generate more revenue.