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WichitaLiberty.TV August 4, 2013
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV August 4, 2013In this episode of WichitaLiberty.TV, host Bob Weeks explains a complicated economic development mechanism used in Wichita that hides the true business welfare and cronyism taking place. Then Bob notices that the City of Wichita has banished disagreement, and then shows how the unintended consequences of regulation can be deadly.
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The harm of business welfare
Read more: The harm of business welfareWhat is the effect of the issuance of business welfare in Wichita, of the intervention in the economy by politicians?
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Wichita’s evaluation of development team should be reconsidered
Read more: Wichita’s evaluation of development team should be reconsideredThe evaluation matrix released for a project to be considered next week by the Wichita City Council ought to be recalculated.
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It will be a busy Tuesday in Wichita
Read more: It will be a busy Tuesday in WichitaTuesday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council is likely to take more than a few moments, as the agenda is loaded with items
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Fish, sauce, and the law: You make the call
Read more: Fish, sauce, and the law: You make the callShould Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer vote on an upcoming issue? The City of Wichita code seems to say he should not vote, but the Wichita City Attorney says the law doesn’t apply.
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Job creation and the snake oil of tax incentives
Read more: Job creation and the snake oil of tax incentivesJob creation and the snake oil of tax incentives
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The real free lunch: Markets and private property
Read more: The real free lunch: Markets and private propertyAs we approach another birthday of Milton Friedman, here’s his article where he clears up the authorship of a famous aphorism, and explains how to really get a free lunch
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‘Economics in One Lesson’ explains today’s economics
Read more: ‘Economics in One Lesson’ explains today’s economicsEconomics In One Lesson, first published in 1946 and reissued by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, explains common fallacies (false or mistaken ideas) that are particularly common in the field of economics and public policy.
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Laws that do harm
Read more: Laws that do harmAs we approach another birthday of Milton Friedman, here’s his column from Newsweek in 1982 that explains that despite good intentions, the result of government intervention often harms those it is intended to help.