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Fueling the Fire
17 Jun

Fueling the Fire

Posted by Joseph Steelman Economy, Energy

I guess the news has finally reached Washington. In a recent post on the Political Fix blog, Bill Lambrecht pointed […]

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Who’s Slicing My Pie?
17 Jun

Who’s Slicing My Pie?

Posted by Joseph Steelman Economy, Transparency

Earlier this week, the Kansas City Business Journal reported: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has signed legislation that would enhance tax […]

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Show Me the Real Unemployment Rate
17 Jun

Show Me the Real Unemployment Rate

Posted by Vince Smith Transparency

Missouri’s unemployment rate dropped two tenths of a percent from April, according to the Department of Economic Development. The drop in […]

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Show-Me Institute Free-Market Field Trip No. 1: Shoe Shines
17 Jun

Show-Me Institute Free-Market Field Trip No. 1: Shoe Shines

Posted by David Stokes Taxes

Two Show-Me Institute policy analysts, a research assistant, and two interns all head out for a free-market field trip. Shoe […]

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Now in Theaters: Greetings From Missouri, The Show-Me State
16 Jun

Now in Theaters: Greetings From Missouri, The Show-Me State

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

The Internet is ablaze with discussion of film tax credits. The New York Times published an article about government officials […]

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Red Light Camera and Surveillance Camera Discussion Now Online!
16 Jun

Red Light Camera and Surveillance Camera Discussion Now Online!

Posted by Audrey Spalding Municipal Policy, Transparency

If you missed the discussion about red light and surveillance cameras that the Show-Me Institute hosted on June 9, you […]

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Smoke Screen Arguments
15 Jun

Smoke Screen Arguments

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Free-Market Reform, Taxes

Yesterday, Martha King made a liberty-oriented argument against cigarette taxation, noting that cigarette taxes are imposed by a majority (nonsmokers) […]

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Ramble & Rumble!
15 Jun

Ramble & Rumble!

Posted by Christine Harbin Uncategorized

I’m looking forward to speaking with Rabbi Eukel, the radio rabbi, on Ramble & Rumble with Rabbi, Venue For Vision […]

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Missouri’s Many Health Insurance Mandates
15 Jun

Missouri’s Many Health Insurance Mandates

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Free-Market Reform

In the recent public discussion of the autism bill and health insurance mandates, a recurring question has emerged: can a […]

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David Stokes Takes Out a Payday Loan
15 Jun

David Stokes Takes Out a Payday Loan

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Property Rights, Regulation

Check out the latest entry in our series of economic performance art pieces, in which I take out a payday […]

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Additional Negative Consequences of Targeted Tax Credits
14 Jun

Additional Negative Consequences of Targeted Tax Credits

Posted by Christine Harbin Taxes, Transparency

The June 2010 issue of Governing features an article about the discussion surrounding film tax credits. Despite the fact that […]

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Health Literacy Programs Only Treat Symptoms
14 Jun

Health Literacy Programs Only Treat Symptoms

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Free-Market Reform

The Fulton Sun (link via John Combest) ran an article about a campaign to improve health literacy in Missouri, aiming […]

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Should We Save, or Should They Go?
14 Jun

Should We Save, or Should They Go?

Posted by Thomas Duda Municipal Policy, Taxes

No one wants businesses to abandon communities. After all, here in St. Louis we saw what happened to Downtown West […]

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Cheapest Smokes in the Nation
14 Jun

Cheapest Smokes in the Nation

Posted by Martha King Taxes

In just a few weeks, Missouri will become the least expensive state in the nation to purchase cigarettes. In May, […]

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“You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.”
11 Jun

“You Keep Using That Word. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means.”

Posted by John Payne Free-Market Reform

Because I’m a masochist, I have actually read through some of the comments to this op-ed on mandating autism insurance […]

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Tune in Monday morning!
11 Jun

Tune in Monday morning!

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Economy

For all the early birds, I’ll be on Joplin’s 1310 KZRG Morning Newswatch Monday morning at 7:40 a.m., to talk […]

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Milk Does a Regulator Good
11 Jun

Milk Does a Regulator Good

Posted by David Stokes Economy, Free-Market Reform, Regulation

The Christian County Health Department just did what regulators are best at: protecting us from ourselves because we are all […]

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SLU Economics Professors Misstate Findings of Earnings Tax Paper
11 Jun

SLU Economics Professors Misstate Findings of Earnings Tax Paper

Posted by Joseph Haslag Taxes

In a recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch commentary (“Don’t blame the earnings tax,” May 6), Drs. Lisa Gladson and Jack Strauss […]

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Well-Intentioned Autism Bill Also Carries Negative Consequences
11 Jun

Well-Intentioned Autism Bill Also Carries Negative Consequences

Posted by Caitlin Hartsell Free-Market Reform

Gov. Jay Nixon’s desk no doubt holds many bills with supporters eager to see them passed, although one of them […]

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The Beacon Ignores the Elephant in the Room Regarding Teenage Employment
10 Jun

The Beacon Ignores the Elephant in the Room Regarding Teenage Employment

Posted by David Stokes Economy

I was amazed to read an entire article about unemployment among teenagers and college students that did not once mention […]

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