More Than Puppy Love 2: A Better Film Than Winter’s Bone?
On Tuesday, I spoke with Mark Reardon on KMOX about Missouri’s film tax credit program. Though he agreed with me...
Sorry, Film Directors: Taxpayers Should Not Have To Pay For Your Luxury Hotel Rooms
Film director Jennifer Lynch told KSDK Channel 5 that Saint Louis is the perfect place to shoot her film, “A...
How (Not) to Create Jobs: Some Advice for Gov. Jay Nixon
Gov. Jay Nixon says that he’s fed up with “right-wing extremists.” Does that include everyone who thinks that the governor...
Film Tax Credits Featured on “30 Rock”!
Did any of our readers see last week’s “30 Rock” episode? They talked about state film tax credits! As regular...
New Year’s Resolutions for Missouri Public Policy
Year end is a time to reflect — and to think ahead. In the holiday spirit, the Show-Me Institute has...
Tax Credit Programs in Missouri: Projected vs. Actual Results
According to a recent AP story by David Lieb: [Gov. Jay] Nixon’s main evidence is anecdotal yet tangible. He cites...
Now in Theaters: Greetings From Missouri, The Show-Me State
The Internet is ablaze with discussion of film tax credits. The New York Times published an article about government officials...
More Good News for Aviation in Missouri
Thanks to former intern (and current staff member) extraordinaire Audrey Spalding for finding this piece on aviation in Columbia. It...
The Lesson Applied to Film Production Incentives
In the beginning of Economics in One Lesson, Henry Hazlitt describes classic rent-seeking behavior: While certain public policies would in...
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