Why Did the Sales Tax Cross the Road?
To try to stimulate the economy, Missouri may get another sales tax holiday: For three days in June, the GOP...
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Missouri Tells You What to Do 94,000 Times
Ninety-four thousand is an absurdly large number. Can you imagine doing something 94,000 times? Well, Missouri tells us what we...
McGraw Milhaven – David Stokes on KTRS
David Stokes has a recurring spot on McGraw Milhaven’s KTRS radio program. In this appearance, Stokes and the host discuss...
Making The Most Of The Weekend
Missouri’s annual back-to-school sales tax holiday officially started last night at 12:01 a.m. Until midnight on Sunday, thousands of fashionistas,...
Déjà Vu
On Friday’s CBS “Early Show,” I saw a segment about a new government program that offers consumers cash rebates to...
To Market, To Market
I hadn’t noticed a proposal to exempt produce sold at farmers’ markets from sales taxes until I read this column...
“Temporary Political Stunts”
That’s the Tax Foundation’s assessment of sales tax holidays. While I haven’t read the entire study yet, this sentence in...
I Can Say This Much for Cash for Clunkers
It was short-lived, and it could have been worse. Yes, I thought it was a bad program, but I wouldn’t...
Cape Girardeau’s Wise Choice
Combest links to an encouraging article about the August sales tax holiday. I find it encouraging, because I don’t like...
Red Fish, Blue Fish
We’re all familiar with Missouri’s sales tax holiday, but did you know there’s also a fishing permit holiday? This year,...
Show-Me Distortion
Sales tax holidays are bad enough, but sales tax holidays that apply only to things people wouldn’t normally buy are...
Missourians Should Save Their Stimulus Checks
Amid the clamor about an uncertain economy, government officials feel pressure that they should do something to fix it all....
Jefferson City Friday Round-Up
There is a great deal going on in Jefferson City these days, which might normally be a bad thing, as...
Creating a Field of Dreams for the American Royal
With the World Series in full swing, I’m reminded of a quote from one of my favorite sports movies, Field...
Riding to the Hounds of Corporate Welfare
Oscar Wilde famously defined foxhunting as “the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.” His quip aptly describes a sport...
New Year’s Resolutions for Missouri Public Policy
Year end is a time to reflect — and to think ahead. In the holiday spirit, the Show-Me Institute has...
Home Sweet Home?
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, home prices in the St. Louis region rose 20.4 percent in the last three...
In the Game of Picking Winners and Losers, the Government Picks Losers
Google Alerts recently sent me this editorial about the debate surrounding the Ford Claycomo incentive package, by Samuel Lipari on...
It’s That Time of Year Again
In a Kansas City Star article, Steve Everly reminds us that Missouri’s annual green tax holiday is coming up: Beginning Monday,...
“Rightsizing State Government”
I stole the title for this blog entry from Gov. Jay Nixon’s speech the other day. I haven’t discussed it sooner,...
