Commentary: A Tsunami of Bad Policy
…putting taxpayer money at risk, but also putting the federal government in the position of picking winners and losers among America’s small-town communities through its choice of where to put…
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A Policy Scare Story: Don’t Be Afraid of Food Trucks (or Competition)
…different from regulations that reasonably deal with traffic and public safety concerns.) In cases of overregulation, lawmakers are picking the winners (brick-and-mortar restaurants) and losers (food trucks) instead of allowing…
A Policy Scare Story: TIF
…to the developer to help fund the development. It’s a classic case of the government picking winners and losers by choosing which developers receive handouts. This practice is almost always…
Convention Center Renovations: Picking Winners and Losers with Taxpayers’ Money
Plans to renovate the Edward Jones Dome and America’s Center, which together serve as Saint Louis’s convention center, are resurfacing with debate about funding an MLS stadium and Scott Trade…
In the Game of Picking Winners and Losers, the Government Picks Losers
…lost when healthcare costs of cars built in American plants like Claycomo became uncompetitive with those of Toyota and Honda. This statement illustrates how, in the game of picking winners…
The Absolute Worst Time to Ask for a Stadium Incentive Package
…some developers get tax credits while others pay in full; the government is again picking winners and losers, and this time the owners of the MLS franchise are the winners…
Local Government Is a Managerial Convenience to the State, Not a Blank Check
…Special Committee on Small Business held hearings on a wide array of COVID-related legislation. These bills would limit what local government could do in picking winners and losers among Missouri…
Picking Winners and Losers Using Health Care Regulation
Typically, when I discuss how government picks winners and losers in the marketplace, it’s in the context of targeted tax credits in Missouri. The practice of picking and choosing is…
Local Kansas City Area School District Sues Jackson County Health Department – for Good Reason?
Big government is once again picking winners and losers. This time it is in the form of enforcement of county-issued guidelines for outdoor sporting events. Blue Springs School District, a…
