Tag: Interventionism
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Crony Chronicles: I Want To Be A Crony
Cronyism? “It’s like having a best friend who gives you other peoples’ stuff.”
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Wichita fluoridation debate reveals attitudes of government
Is community water fluoridation like iodized salt? According to Wichita City Council Member and Vice Mayor Janet Miller, we didn’t vote on whether to put iodine in table salt, so Wichitans don’t need to vote on whether to add fluoride to drinking water.
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Wichita flight options decrease, despite subsidies
Despite a subsidy program, the number of flights available in Wichita is decreasing.
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Pickens’ NATGAS act sponsor defeated
A congressional primary election served as a barometer of public sentiment on energy policy and government interventionism into free markets, specifically the NATGAS act pushed by T. Boone Pickens.
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Farm bill contains energy spending
The farm bill contains wasteful spending on energy.
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Tax costs block progress in Kansas
If we in Kansas and Wichita wonder why our economic growth is slow and our economic development programs don’t seem to be producing results, there is now data to answer the question why: Our tax costs are high — way too high.
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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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Raising minimum wage not the solution
As calls mount to raise the federal minimum wage, we need to remember that this law — as well-intentioned as it may be — is not the solution to unemployment or raising the standard of living of workers.