Missouri Public Schools: Policy Discussion
On December 6, 2011, the Show-Me Institute was honored to host Saint Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams along with...
Are Missouri Public Schools Failing to Make the Grade?
If you have not done so lately, check out the latest videos on our video page. A couple recent videos: Are...
College Loans: It Seems We ALL Have Them Now
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is asking some state universities for a loan. To be more specific, Gov. Nixon is asking...
SLU and Mizzou Economists Weigh in on Aerotropolis Jobs Estimates
Saint Louis University professor Dr. Jack Strauss and University of Missouri-Columbia professor Dr. Joe Haslag (also Show-Me’s chief economist) have at...
Local Governments License Public Information In Order To Charge Exorbitant Fees
Every journalism student at the University of Missouri is taught that the state has pretty good laws governing access to...
In July 2010 E-mail to NCBE, Tyson Executive Saw “Very Little Opportunity” in Beef Export Plan
Note: Tyson Foods is the largest exporter of beef from the United States. In response to an e-mail from the National...
New Evidence Demonstrates How Earnings Taxes Harm City Growth
Voters in Saint Louis and Kansas City will soon vote on whether to retain their respective city earnings taxes. What’s...
Eliminating Missouri’s Income Tax Is One Road to Greater Prosperity
A current legislative proposal seeks to eliminate Missouri’s income tax and replace it with a higher sales tax rate. It...
Eliminating Income Tax Would Lead to Faster Growth, Despite Opponents’ Scare Tactics
The scare is on. Some wild economic predictions have been put forward by Amy Blouin, director of the Missouri Budget...
Alarming Increase in Monetary Base May Lead to Long-Term Inflation
Joseph Haslag, economics professor at the University of Missouri–Columbia and executive vice president of the Show-Me Institute, explains in this...
Stimulus Package Is an Income Redistribution Scheme, Not an Income Expansion Scheme
Joseph Haslag, economics professor at the University of Missouri–Columbia and executive vice president of the Show-Me Institute, explains in for...
Implementing Pro-Growth Tax Policy Requires Rigorous Analysis
When the legislature reconvenes in January, the contentious issue of whether Missouri should repeal the state income tax will surely...
Missouri’s Public Pension Plans Need to Be Reformed to Maintain Solvency
Public pension systems across the country are falling apart before our eyes. The California Public Employees Retirement Security System (CalPERS),...
Income Taxes Decrease Economic Growth, Prosperity
With the 2010 Census complete, Congress will soon reapportion seats in the House of Representatives, and it appears that Missouri...
Columbia Could Benefit From Privatizing City’s Water and Electric Utilities
Columbia, like many cities across the country, faces budget shortfalls for the current year and the expected future. City officials...
Tumors, Tariffs, and Terrorism
According to the Kansas City Star, Sen. Kit Bond has been trying to stop the passage of the American Medical...
The U.S. Department of Great Rivers and Rat Sperm
U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn and John McCain just released “Summertime Blues,” a report chronicling 100 wasteful uses of stimulus dollars....
Celebrate Freedom
Please join the Show-Me Institute and the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University in the fourth annual...
Holding Wall Street Accountable Your Wallet Hostage
Right now, our country is in the process of passing legislation that many see as badly needed reform in the...
SLU Economics Professors Misstate Findings of Earnings Tax Paper
In a recent St. Louis Post-Dispatch commentary (“Don’t blame the earnings tax,” May 6), Drs. Lisa Gladson and Jack Strauss...
