Reverend Kevass Harding’s Wichita TIF District: A Bad Deal in Several Ways

Posted on August 12, 2008 - Filed Under Education, Schools, Wichita, free markets | Leave a Comment

I’m tempted to ask this rhetorical question: Why don’t we strip away all the confusion and obfuscation surrounding TIF districts and just give the developers $2.5 million? See Reverend Kevass Harding’s Wichita TIF District: A Bad Deal in Several Ways

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The Wichita Eagle’s Preference For Government

Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under Kansas, Wichita, free markets | Leave a Comment

An article in the June 19, 2008 Wichita Eagle (Many businesses owners say they carry too much of local tax burden) provides an example of the frequently-expressed bias against individuality and markets, and in favor of government and its institutions.
The full article is at http://wichitaliberty.org/node/712

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A Believer in Good Government Programs

Posted on June 13, 2008 - Filed Under Economics, Kansas, free markets | Leave a Comment

An audio version of this post is available here.

A Mr. Greg Abbott of Clearwater, Kansas makes the case in the June 13, 2008 Wichita Eagle that there are many good government programs: the interstate highway system, the post office, the air traffic control system, police and fire departments, etc.
I believe the writer makes a huge [...]

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