New Evidence of the Effects of City Earnings Taxes on Growth
There are numerous explanations for the large cross-city differences in economic growth, many of which have little to do with...
LRA Meeting Minutes 2003 through 2010
As part of the research for the policy study “Standstill: Is Saint Louis Hindering Development by Waiting for Large-Scale Miracles?,”...
As Government Expands, Liberty Contracts
In their own lives, individuals regularly make the tough choices to eat less and exercise in order to achieve better...
Children Trapped in Failing Schools Need Help
It is my opinion that the Parent Empowerment and Choice Act would expand educational choice in Missouri. Research has found...
Tax Credits: A Poor Strategy for Economic Development
These programs defeat the purposes that supporters usually cite in their favor: encouraging employment and helping Missouri compete. In...
Health Care Policy and Constitutional Rights: The Health Care Freedom Amendment
Among the elements of the new health care reform law that was passed by Congress is a requirement that almost...
Testimony Before the Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee on Ethanol
Senate Bill 11 proposes rescinding Missouri’s ethanol mandate. This entire subject is a perfect example of Thomas Sowell’s famed statement...
Flexible Commercial Surcharge Rates Would Promote Economic Growth in Missouri
David Stokes, a policy analyst with the Show-Me Institute, testifies before the Missouri House of Representatives Job Creation and Economic...
Health Care Policy and Constitutional Rights: The Health Care Freedom Act
Dave Roland, a policy analyst with the Show-Me Institute, testifies before the Senate Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee and...
