Comments on: Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-universal-tax-exemption-could-propel-growth/ Individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Detroit, Corporate Welfare and Wichita’s Future http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-universal-tax-exemption-could-propel-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-71299 Detroit, Corporate Welfare and Wichita’s Future Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:41:16 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6779#comment-71299 [...] to companies nearly every week. I’ve shared my ideas with the council in testimony like Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth and articles like Wichita’s economic development strategy: rent [...] [...] to companies nearly every week. I’ve shared my ideas with the council in testimony like Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth and articles like Wichita’s economic development strategy: rent [...]

]]> By: Wichita city council signals possible change in economic development incentive policy http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-universal-tax-exemption-could-propel-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-69675 Wichita city council signals possible change in economic development incentive policy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:39:53 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6779#comment-69675 [...] Today’s discussion is another illustration of just how difficult it is to pick winners and losers, and how difficult it is to choose which companies the city should invest in. This is why I have recommended that Wichita grant tax abatements on all new capital investment. [...] [...] Today’s discussion is another illustration of just how difficult it is to pick winners and losers, and how difficult it is to choose which companies the city should invest in. This is why I have recommended that Wichita grant tax abatements on all new capital investment. [...]

]]> By: Wichita’s economic development strategy: rent seeking http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-universal-tax-exemption-could-propel-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-66285 Wichita’s economic development strategy: rent seeking Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:58:31 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6779#comment-66285 [...] subsidies to companies to induce them to locate in Wichita? No. Instead, as I’ve outlined in Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth, we should offer preferential tax treatment to all new investment in [...] [...] subsidies to companies to induce them to locate in Wichita? No. Instead, as I’ve outlined in Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth, we should offer preferential tax treatment to all new investment in [...]

]]> By: Wichita city council discusses economic development incentives http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-universal-tax-exemption-could-propel-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-63534 Wichita city council discusses economic development incentives Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:13:35 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6779#comment-63534 [...] that fall within guidelines that the council or city staff creates. My suggestion, explained in Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth, is to give all new capital investment a tax abatement for a period of five [...] [...] that fall within guidelines that the council or city staff creates. My suggestion, explained in Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth, is to give all new capital investment a tax abatement for a period of five [...]

]]> By: Kansas economy debated in Wichita http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-universal-tax-exemption-could-propel-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-61132 Kansas economy debated in Wichita Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:30 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6779#comment-61132 [...] A report by the Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit on the effectiveness of $1.3 billion spent by Kansas on economic development incentives is at Determining the Amounts the State Has Spent on Economic Development Programs and the Economic Impacts on Kansas Counties. Reporting from the Lawrence Journal-World is at Effect of economic spending in doubt. Readers of this site know that the effectiveness of economic development efforts by government is one of the issues I feel most strongly about. My recent testimony on this matter to the Wichita City Council is at Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth. [...] [...] A report by the Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit on the effectiveness of $1.3 billion spent by Kansas on economic development incentives is at Determining the Amounts the State Has Spent on Economic Development Programs and the Economic Impacts on Kansas Counties. Reporting from the Lawrence Journal-World is at Effect of economic spending in doubt. Readers of this site know that the effectiveness of economic development efforts by government is one of the issues I feel most strongly about. My recent testimony on this matter to the Wichita City Council is at Wichita universal tax exemption could propel growth. [...]

]]> By: Pat http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-universal-tax-exemption-could-propel-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-58540 Pat Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:24:17 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6779#comment-58540 Bob did raise some good points, but it was really more of a philosophy and approach to business than the specific matter at hand. Until all cities are out of the public incentive game, no one city can afford to be out of the game. That said, the new manager, Layton, is much more astute than his predecessors about making sure it makes business sense for the city. I would hope that the council would take this discussion up some time. Bob did raise some good points, but it was really more of a philosophy and approach to business than the specific matter at hand. Until all cities are out of the public incentive game, no one city can afford to be out of the game. That said, the new manager, Layton, is much more astute than his predecessors about making sure it makes business sense for the city. I would hope that the council would take this discussion up some time.

]]> By: Betty A. http://wichitaliberty.org/wichita-government/wichita-universal-tax-exemption-could-propel-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-58496 Betty A. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:51:25 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=6779#comment-58496 What will it take to engage the City Council? Mr. Weeks, you certainly made some thoughtful suggestions to the council and were asked not one question. There was no discussion on the matter and the abatement was unanimously approved. Am I missing something here? What will it take to engage the City Council? Mr. Weeks, you certainly made some thoughtful suggestions to the council and were asked not one question. There was no discussion on the matter and the abatement was unanimously approved.

Am I missing something here?

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