Should Missouri Toll I-70?
Think about the difference in the taxes that property owners pay to fund local parks and the entrance fee your...
Growth by State
Many variables affect a state’s economic growth, including public policy, natural resources, geographic location, business centers, etc. The large number of contributing...
Taxes and Government Spending Undermine Economic Growth
With stimulus spending one of the most contentious issues in a very contentious political year, politicians of all stripes...
Paved With Good Intentions?
Combest linked today to a Missourinet article about a decline in the state’s transportation funding: State Transportation Director Pete Rahn...
How Good Is Health Care in Missouri?
Many of my friends are involved in discussions about health care. A common thing I hear is that people are...
Your Tax Money Is in the Toilet (Literally)
One of my favorite U.S senators, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, has included a couple of Missouri pork/earmark/stimulus projects in his...
“Everything’s Up for Counting in Kansas City”
Recalls, recounts, references to songs in Oklahoma — things are a mite bit interesting in Kansas City, wouldn’t you agree,...
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right
An article in the Springfield News-Leader reports on a labor law that has more to do with retaliation than with...
Government Pork: “In Oklahoma, Not Arizona, What Does it Matter?”
The annual Citizens Against Government Waste Pig Book is out for 2009. I have to guess this was a particularly...
Missouri in Relatively Good Standing
Last week, I was introduced to the Tax Foundation’s Tax Freedom Day report. Aside from being an educational visualization of...
Fun With Numbers
Dave Stokes pointed me to an interesting source of information on payday lending in Missouri. Because I’ve written before about...
The Show-Me Institute Really Is Non-Partisan; Here’s the Proof …
Man, oh man, this is gonna get me in trouble in the circles I run in. But intellectual honesty demands...
Joplin Globe Gets It Wrong
Maurice earlier referenced the Joplin Globe’s editorial on toll roads in Missouri. I wish to add my thoughts. The Globe...
Driving in Missouri Takes its Toll
In an editorial published late last night, the Joplin Globe argues against instituting tolls on Missouri highways. The piece points...
