How Many Chances Does TIF Get?
There are so many problems with the City of St. Louis’s tax–increment financing (TIF) program that it would make your head spin trying to list them all. TIF is an…
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Back for More Handouts
…more in public funding through tax–increment financing (TIF) for a project in Lee’s Summit. The Paragon Star sports and entertainment project was already approved for a variety of public subsidies…
TIF for Tat Two
Back in December 2018, the Show-Me Institute published TIF-for-Tat: The Relationship Between Political Contributions and Tax–increment Financing Awards. A new nationwide study reaches similar conclusions about incentives offered at the…
Lawmakers Need to Start Budgeting Like Adults, Not Teenagers
…it’s time to cut the often-wasted spending associated with unfair economic development handouts like tax–increment financing and other tax subsidies. Or perhaps the solution lies with cutting costs in other…
KC’s League of Women Voters Weigh in on TIF
The League of Women Voters of Kansas City/Jackson-Clay-Platte Counties recently released its study of tax–increment financing (TIF). In a radio interview on Kansas City’s KKFI, report co-chairwoman Cheryl Barnes indicated…
Homeschooling, Centralized Education, and Bastiat
…be known as the concept of “opportunity cost.” Whether discussing tax subsidies for sporting stadiums, tax–increment financing for development in flood plains, or a host of other issues, policy analysts…
Good Riddance to Bad Policy
The Joplin Globe recently reported that Joplin’s disaster recovery tax–increment financing (TIF) district is being closed after eight years, and any funds therein will be paid out to the appropriate…
Is U City Considering Eminent Domain After All?
…right to trust their guts. While the City’s website says that “The City will not use eminent domain under the tax–increment financing (TIF) law to condemn owner-occupied residential property,” now…
Serious TIF Reform May Be in the Cards in 2020, With A Tweak
As we’ve often noted, tax–increment financing (TIF) in Missouri drains millions of dollars from legitimate government uses every year, often benefiting developers by pushing off their tax burdens onto other…
