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Re: [Shawtalk] Historic Code
I live in the Shaw neighborhood in Saint Louis, and I subscribe to the area’s email listserv. Last week, a subject of...
The City of Saint Louis Should Implement Water Meters
I pose this question to the residents of the city of Saint Louis: Did you know that when your neighbors...
David Stokes Appearing Monday Morning on the McGraw Show on AM 550 in St. Louis
I’ll be guesting on the McGraw Show with McGraw Milhaven on The Big 550 at 9 a.m. on Monday morning....
Taxes in Philly and My Talk With a City Official on the Earnings Tax
Earlier this week, I went to an after-work charity event where I was engaged by a city official — who I won’t...
Blindly Picking Winners and Losers
Facing declining tax revenues, Gov. Jay Nixon is pushing a proposal to cap the amount that Missouri hands out in...
Illinois Legislature Voting on Increasing Tax Collections in Missouri
Illinois is voting tonight on whether to raise their cigarette tax by a full $1. If this passes — and...
A Place That Puts Some Fun Into Life
The Wall Street Journal ran an article over the weekend about Saint Louis’ beloved City Museum, its potential hazards, and...
Taxes and Sports: The Earnings Tax (Part One in a Series)
This is the first in what will be a series of posts on taxation and professional sports in Missouri written...
So Much Misinformation in This Editorial … So Little Time!
On the subject of Illinois’ film production incentives program, the editorial board at the Chicago Tribune poses the question: What’s...
Tonight: SMI on KMOX!
Today, I spoke with Maria Keena of KMOX about my editorial, published today, arguing that Missouri’s green tax rebates are...
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...
“That’s Right, and Who Might You Be?”
In yesterday’s “Political Eye” column in the St. Louis American, the author welcomed the Show-Me Institute to the city of...
At Least They Aren’t Asking for Government Assistance (Yet?)
In an article in yesterday’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Bill McClellan asked his readers to “Support St. Louis’ Culinary Landmarks.” I...
Getting It Backward
Today is the Saint Louis Cardinals’ home opener, and — like all good Saint Louisans — I am excited about...
Should Nonprofits Pay Property Taxes?
The Post-Dispatch had an excellent article Monday about the city’s issues with such a sizable proportion of land in St....
Just How Much State Money Will It Take?
In an unexpected turn of events, Paul McKee, the developer behind a projected $8.1 billion development project in the city...
Saint Louis: Home of the World’s Largest Laffer Curve
Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, Stephen Moore, and Jonathan Williams recently published the third edition of Rich States Poor States: ALEC-Laffer...
Nothing Worse Than Changing a Right Answer
I play in a fair amount of trivia night competitions — not as many as I used to before having...
If You Build a Good Business Environment, They Will Come
The Missouri Department of Economic Development has requested $343,697,083 for the 2011 fiscal year, which is equivalent to the combined...
Do the Ends Justify the Means?
I am in generally opposed to the use of tax increment financing (TIF), because I don’t believe the government should...
