The Governor’s Revealed Preference
According to his biography: Governor [Jay] Nixon has put forward an agenda to make government more efficient, effective and responsive...
Why Closing Ford’s Claycomo Plant Would Be Good for the Economy
When I was a guest on Sarah Steelman’s radio show on Thursday, a person called in to ask what would...
Tax Incentives Are a Game We Can’t Win
Today, Show-Me Institute Research Analyst Christine Harbin appeared on the Sarah Steelman Hour radio show in Springfield, talking about tax...
Playing Favorites With Tax Credits
Last Thursday, the governor cut $47 million from the state’s annual $600 million tax credit program. This program grants incentives to businesses...
A Rose by Any Other Name …
Let’s call it what it is: a handout, a freebie, a bailout. By rejecting automotive bailout funds in 2008 and...
Mixed Message About Tax Credits
Forbes recently published an article that praises Gov. Jay Nixon, and describes him as “cutter-in-chief”: Nixon proposed to “right-size” government...
A Better Idea for the Claycomo Ford Plant
This blog has had favorable things to say about the governor’s hard choices and tough decisions when it comes to the...
Against the Proposed Toyota Ban
As the latest egregious example of economic illiteracy to come out of Washington, Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) has proposed banning...
Large Counties Should Reduce Their Commercial Property Tax Surcharges
In 1985, Missouri changed the way that local governments tax commercial and industrial property. Voters approved eliminating the personal property...
Cut the Budget or Raise Taxes? Kansas City, Make Your Choice …
Today’s Kansas City Star has a very good and detailed look at Kansas City’s projected budget problems. I believe it...
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