Tag: Taxation

  • Wichita facade improvement loan program: questions to answer

    Schemes like this lead to the broader question: Will any project in downtown Wichita ever be accomplished without the taxpayer being involved? That’s what people — at least me — are criticizing. I’m not against downtown development, Mr. Mayor. I’m against the taxpayer being dragged into deals like this that may or may not work.…

  • Wichita covered with tax-advantaged districts

    Here’s a map of improvement and development districts in Wichita and Sedgwick County. Sometimes critics of tax increment financing districts (TIF districts) say things like “If TIF districts are good for development, why not make the entire city a TIF district?” Maybe we’re headed that way.

  • More money to Wichita government

    A letter in today’s Wichita Eagle places a lot of faith on things not yet seen, and in things we know don’t work. “I think it is dumb that people are complaining about the new Intrust Bank Arena. It will bring money and tourists to Wichita, not to mention great entertainment. That means more money…

  • Articles of Interest

    Kansas voting, charter schools and voucher scholarships, taxes, federal budget.

  • Hutchinson, Kansas tea party on tax day

  • Sebelius Taxes

    Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius, now nominated to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, released a statement yesterday, which reads in part: “As a result of these amendments to our 2005, 2006 and 2007 returns, we paid a total of $7,040 in additional tax and $878 in interest.”

  • Articles of Interest

    bama’s volunteer corps, Kansas cigarette taxes, U.S. Auto industry, Austrian economics.

  • Kansas ranks low in economic competitiveness, but is improving

    American Legislative Exchange Council has released a report titled Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index. In this report, states are ranked on 15 policy factors that influence economic growth and competitiveness. The difference between the good and bad states is shocking in some cases. For example, over the past ten years the…

  • How does Kansas fare in freedom, compared to other states?

    The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has just published a fascinating paper that ranks the states in several areas regarding freedom. According to the authors, “This paper presents the first-ever comprehensive ranking of the American states on their public policies affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres.”