Welcome to College; Check Your Personal Liberties at the Door
I always enjoy Katy Steinmetz’s excellent columns, but I think she misses the target in this piece arguing against concealed...
Replacing Missouri’s Income Tax Would Reduce Revenue Volatility
As each month passes, Missouri’s fiscal outlook gets bleaker. The state started the fiscal year on July 1 with a...
The Quarterback Problem
I highly recommend an article in last week’s New Yorker magazine for anyone interested in a deeper understanding of the...
Questions of Transit Efficiency Need to Include Both Costs and Benefits
What is the most efficient means of getting people from the place they are to the place they want to...
Health Is a Right; Health Care Is Not
There’s a nice short article on KOMU Channel 8’s website advocating increased public funding for health care in Missouri. Now,...
Tennessee vs. Missouri: Taxes May Tip the Odds
Missouri nestles against eight states, so border wars of all sorts are common. Some are fun, such as this week’s...
Bombardier: A Postmortem
Bombardier Aerospace has announced that it will produce its new jets in Canada rather than in Missouri. For Bombardier’s shareholders,...
Pitch Whacks Earnings Tax Flat in Its Tracks; Backs Tax on Plats, in Fact
Justin’s excellent post earlier today touching on the distortionary effects of the earnings tax was particularly timely. Also today, The...
Missouri Higher Education Loan ATTACK
A disjointed editorial about MOHELA, Missouri’s pseudo-public student loan lender, appears in the Lake Sun Leader today. The author argues...
Just Be the Ball, Danny … nanananana
I’ll let David concentrate on the "sexy" news stories of today (like MoDOT’s revenue shortfalls and year-round school), and instead...
Lower Tax Rates More Efficient Than Tax Credits
Tax credits are a hot topic in the Missouri Legislature. Fans of these instruments assert that tax credits are necessary...
Tax Credits Aren’t Always a Good Idea
The state of Missouri, like other state governments, offers tax credits that can be applied against both corporate and individual...
On Tax Credits and Economic Development, or: What SB 1234 Does Poorly
Senate Bill 1234 is currently rolling through the Senate. It expands the enterprise enhancement zone, and by identifying “mega-projects” that...
Be Careful Where You Live – It Might Cost You More Than You Think
Everyone knows that April’s showers bring May’s flowers. Unfortunately, it also brings Missourians’ tax bills. This year, individuals, businesses, and...
A Freer Free Ride
Maybe it’s because a wintry mix has shut down every major St. Louis roadway, or maybe it’s because I’m still...
What Are They Teaching Kids (and Legislators) These Days?
It appears that some students over at the University of Missouri?Columbia still have a lot to learn. Mizzou’s student newspaper,...
New Study Examines Tuition Tax Credits
Today, the Show-Me Institute released a new policy study, "The Fiscal Effects of a Tuition Tax Credit Program in Missouri,"...
Springfield and City Utilities Audit Cries Out for Simpsons References
Seriously, how can you not imagine the leadership of Springfield City Utilities hiding their worst employees in the basement when...
New Study Questions Missouri’s Individual Income Tax
I’ve been remiss. I already post less frequently on this blog than I should, but last week I neglected to...
Personal Property Taxes, Those Lexus Christmas Ads, and Free Tax Advice
It is that time of year again when Lexus starts trumpeting its Christmas sales event. To those of you out...
