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In Kansas, STAR bonds vote uplifted cronyism over capitalism
Read more: In Kansas, STAR bonds vote uplifted cronyism over capitalismIn 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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Intentions and results
Read more: Intentions and resultsWhen thinking about government policies, we must be extremely careful to distinguish between intentions and results, says Professor Don Boudreaux in a short video.
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Myth: Markets are immoral or amoral
Read more: Myth: Markets are immoral or amoralAre markets moral or immoral? Tom G. Palmer responds to the myth that there is no morality in market exchange.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday April 23, 2012
Read more: Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday April 23, 2012Today: Proclamations for this week; American Exceptionalism to be topic; Taxpayer-funded lobbying; Kansas Policy Institute advertisement. Wichita Eagle editorial board.
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Attacks on ALEC hypocritical and unfair
Read more: Attacks on ALEC hypocritical and unfairLeftists don’t like the policies ALEC promotes, so they are using intimidation tactics to shut it down. It’s that simple. They are within their rights to do this, but let’s at least recognize that it flows not from any problem with how ALEC operates, but from the most transparent political motives.
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Raising minimum wage not the solution
Read more: Raising minimum wage not the solutionAs 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.
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Wichita decides to join sustainable communities planning
Read more: Wichita decides to join sustainable communities planningThe City of Wichita has decided to embrace centralized government planning.
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Special interest groups capture government
Read more: Special interest groups capture governmentAs Wichita and the surrounding region start to develop a government plan to manage our future, we have to be vigilant to ensure that the process is not co-opted or appropriated by special interest groups that see the planning process as a way to profit at the expense of everyone else. Unfortunately, the average person…
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ALEC should resist liberal pressure groups
Read more: ALEC should resist liberal pressure groupsLiberals can’t stand American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) because it is a strong and influential advocate for free market and limited government principals in state legislatures, and as a result are smearing it with unfounded charges of racism.
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Pompeo: Compromise has meant increased spending
Read more: Pompeo: Compromise has meant increased spendingPolitical compromise has lead to increased spending at the expense of taxpayers, says U.S. Representative Mike Pompeo.
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Sedgwick County migration
Read more: Sedgwick County migrationSedgwick County is losing people and their income to other states.
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In Wichita, private sector employment lags behind government
Read more: In Wichita, private sector employment lags behind governmentIn Wichita, government employment growth outstrips private sector employment.