Taxing a Population: Saint Louis and Kansas City’s Earnings Tax Draw People Away
The city of Kansas City grew in population by 4 percent between 2000 and 2010, but the population of its...
Obamacare: Less Choice, Higher Taxes, Slower Economic Growth
As first appearing in the STL Beacon on September 30, 2013: The time for enrolling in health exchanges is now...
Lesson From the Election: Examine Claims on Both Sides of Tax Issues
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. In the recent election, a surprising number of tax issues were...
Health Care Reform Another Step in Decline of Our Economic Freedom
The passage and signing of the president’s massive health care reform legislation are the latest chapters in the socialization of...
The Economic Case for Citizen Oversight of the Board of Police Commissioners
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. Many believe that Missouri, and Saint Louis in particular, has...
Don’t Overreact to Bumps in the Economic Recovery
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. Determining when business cycles start and end is a tricky call....
Will Future Health Care Look Like Canada’s or Britain’s?
A shorter version of this article first appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal. Commentators in the current health care...
What Will Future Health Care Look Like?
Today, Rik Hafer, chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville and research fellow with the...
Tariffs Punish Consumers, but Remain Politically Popular
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. With all the talk about polarizing politics and the fracturing...
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