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Archive of entries posted by Bob Weeks

For our own good: No rain, please

Posted by Bob Weeks on 20 June 2013, 3:08 am

There are those who are so sure of the righteousness of their prescriptions for others’ behavior, they will torment themselves when good things happen.

Filed under Kansas, Libertarian Party | Tagged regulation, Wichita city council, Wichita city government | Comment

Wichita needs more, and willing, taxpayers

Posted by Bob Weeks on 18 June 2013, 7:51 pm

Is the goal of Wichita/Sedgwick County Community Investments Plan to create more willing taxpayers? A paper from the Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public affairs gives us a clue — and a warning.

Filed under Kansas, Libertarian Party | Tagged Government planning, Politics, Sedgwick county government, Wichita city government | Comment

USA vs. You: The problem of overcriminalization

Posted by Bob Weeks on 18 June 2013, 5:03 pm

Overcriminalization is a threat to the liberty of Americans. A new booklet from Heritage Foundation explains.

Filed under Kansas, Libertarian Party | Tagged Liberty, Overcriminalization, regulation, Wichita city council | Comment

Visioneering asks for money. Let’s ask these questions.

Posted by Bob Weeks on 16 June 2013, 8:49 pm

When Visioneering Wichita asks the Sedgwick County Commission for funds this week, commissioners may want to ask a few questions about how well the Wichita-area economy has performed, compared to the peers that Visioneering has selected

Filed under Kansas, Libertarian Party | Tagged Interventionism, Sedgwick county government, Visioneering, Wichita city council | Comment

Part of Kansas tax law has something for everyone

Posted by Bob Weeks on 14 June 2013, 2:04 pm

The just-signed Kansas tax bill contains a future provision that, based on recent research, may satisfy everyone.

Filed under Kansas, Libertarian Party | Tagged Government spending, Kansas legislature, Kansas state government, Taxation | Comment

Kansas university spending and funding

Posted by Bob Weeks on 14 June 2013, 1:00 pm

In response to a small decrease in Kansas university funding in next year’s budget, there’s been a bit of overreaction

Filed under Kansas, Libertarian Party | Tagged Education, Government spending, Kansas legislature, Kansas Policy Institute, Kansas state government, Taxation | Comment

Kansas has lowered its school standards

Posted by Bob Weeks on 14 June 2013, 11:57 am

At a time when Kansas was spending more on schools due to an order from the Kansas Supreme Court, the state lowered its standards for schools.

Filed under Kansas, Libertarian Party | Tagged Education, Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas state government, Kansas Supreme Court, Wichita and Kansas schools | Comment

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