News from Wichita Liberty: Wind power, school bond, Lynn Rogers
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Individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas
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| Wind Power: Look at Costs of “Boom”
There’s been a lot of investment in Nolan County, Texas. Things are booming. But the reality is that the boom in Nolan County is being paid for by electricity customers throughout Texas. Not by their choice, too.
When considering wind power, balance requires us to consider all factors. The illustration that a concentrated area experiences a boom from a subsidized, expensive, and unreliable source of power doesn’t paint a picture of sound public policy. Click here for the full story.
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| Changing Rules Now Bad, Says Wichita School Board President Lynn Rogers
“It amounts to changing the rules in the middle of the game,” said Wichita school board president Lynn Rogers. “And it’s really bad policy.”
It’s ironic that Rogers objects to “changing the rules in the middle of the game.” He’s not always objected to this. Click here for the full story. |
| Official Reaction to Possibility of State School Bond Funding Cuts
In one respect, this boils down to a consideration of which promise is most important to keep: the Wichita school district’s promotion that 25% of the bond cost would be paid for by someone else, or the promotion that taxes would be raised by a certain amount.
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| Kansas Has Too Much Local Government
Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike O’Neal is calling for consolidation of local government services in Kansas, based on a lack of efficiency and high costs to taxpayers. The Flint Hills Center for Public Policy agrees with his suggestion.
Click here for the full press release.
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| Leave the New Deal in the History Books
Mark Levey, the author of this editorial, argues that New Deal spending programs and higher taxes prolonged the Great Depression. Government “work” programs don’t work.
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| Here’s Why Kansans Need to Take Control
As an introduction to my post What Impact do Kansas Voters Have on Judges?, Todd Epp of Kansas Watch writes “Um, this lawyer suggests, hopefully none?!”
My post mentions Kansas University Law Professor Stephen Ware’s call for an end to the lawyer-dominated process of selection Kansas judges. Mr. Epp’s reaction – and he is a lawyer – should strengthen the resolve of Kansans to take control of this process away from lawyers and their narrow self-interest.
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| Minimum Wage: Helpful? Or Not?
What’s one of the barriers to advancement by minorities in the workplace? We’re told that the minimum wage law is a guarantee that workers will not be exploited by greedy employers. But does it really work that way?
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