Tag: TIF districts
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Friday December 31, 2010
Today: “This Week in Kansas;” tax increment financing; “Lessons for the Young Economist;” the worst Congress; China has seen the future, and it is coal.
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North Dakota TIF video reminiscent of Wichita
Tax increment financing (TIF) is the subject of a video presentation that is eerily cognizant of the situation in Wichita.
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Wichita Old Town TIF district illustrates cost and harm of subsidy
The closing of the Old Town tax increment financing, or TIF, district in Wichita is good news. But the expressed attitude of city council members towards TIF districts indicates that citizens must be concerned that the council will attempt to use this harmful form of developer and corporate welfare in the future.
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Kansas economic growth policy should embrace dynamism
A dynamic market where many new business startups attempt to succeed and thrive while letting old, unproductive firms die is what contributes to productivity and economic growth. But most economic development policies, including those of Kansas and Wichita, do not encourage this dynamism, and in fact, work against it.
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Wichita downtown planning, not trash, is real threat
While city takeover of the management of trash service is bad, the real threat to economic freedom in Wichita is downtown planning.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Wednesday November 3, 2010
Today: Elections, Dave Unruh, Jim Skelton, Gwen Welshimer, Republican Party, Wichita Pachyderm Club, Paul Gray, Jeff Longwell, Rhonda Holman, Sue Schlapp, Carl Brewer.
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Kansas and Wichita quick takes: Monday October 18, 2010
Today: Mike Pompeo, Politics, Raj Goyle, Wichita Pachyderm Club, TIF districts, Kansas fourth district, Elections, Politics, Education, School choice, Kansas state government, Community Improvement Districts
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Sedgwick County Commissioners applauded
We were pleased to see the Sedgwick County Commission vote this week to stop the proposed TIF district in the Planeview neighborhood. Commissioners correctly determined that approval of the TIF would have adversely affected other businesses in the area.