Tag: Economic freedom
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Economic freedom, the key to improving lives
Economic freedom leads to better lives for people as measured in a variety of ways. This is true for everyone, especially for poor people.
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What type of watchdog are you?
To help citizens become government watchdogs, the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity is providing a new resource. It’s the Watchdog Quiz, and it will help you discover what type of role you will want to fill as a government watchdog.
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Kansas trails surrounding states in economic freedom
In a recent study of economic freedom in North America, Kansas ranked in the middle of the pack nationwide, but trails most surrounding states.
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Wichita’s legislative agenda favors government, not citizens
Wichita’s legislative agenda contains many items contrary to economic freedom, capitalism, limited government, and individual liberty. Yet, Wichitans pay taxes to have this agenda promoted.
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Charles G. Koch: Corporate cronyism harms America
When businesses feed at the federal trough, they threaten public support for business and free markets, explains Charles G. Koch.
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Economic freedom improves our lives
Economic freedom, in countries where it is allowed to thrive, leads to better lives for people as measured in a variety of ways. This is true for everyone, especially for poor people.
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Exchange Place still not good for Wichita, others
Despite having shed the problems with the former owners, the Exchange Place project has become an even worse deal for the taxpayers, job seekers, and investors of Wichita, Kansas, and the nation.
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Coalition to Congress: End the wind production tax credit
The problems with bestowing government favors on wind energy are myriad — it doesn’t produce cheaper energy, it threatens electrical grid reliability, it’s inefficient, it’s unprincipled tax policy, to name a few — and it’s time to end this misguided handout.
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Wichita income is not keeping up
Visioneering Wichita uses per capita income growth as one benchmark of economic progress. What do the numbers say about the city’s progress?