More Reason to be Skeptical of Economic Development Incentives
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Another Study Is Just What St. Louis Doesn’t Need
Kicking bad habits can be tough. When you know you’re doing something that’s bad for you, planning to quit is...
Where Is That City Report on Economic Development?
Are economic development incentives worthwhile? Abundant research from all over the country says they are not. Kansas City leaders disagree,...
Legislative Update: TIF Reform
Researchers and activists across Missouri have long decried the way in which city governments too easily give away taxpayer money....
Cities May Actually Be the Culprit in Underfunding Schools
Education funding is a hot topic in several states, with lawsuits alleging that state governments are failing to meet their...
Who Is to Blame for Underfunded Schools?
Education funding is an ever present issue in state budgets and Missouri is no exception. My colleagues have written about...
What I Saw at the TIF Hearing
Anyone who has been paying attention to the Show-Me Institute over the past few years knows that our analysts are...
Is This How Trust Is Regained?
After voters rejected implementing a local use tax in November, the Columbia City Council made it their mission to win...
TechNet Companies: Want More Education Funding? Then Pay Your Fair Share.
In a recent opinion column, Linda Moore, the president and CEO of TechNet, a “national, bipartisan network of technology CEOs...
Broadway Economics
The Broadway Inn is convenient for all the universities in Columbia, and its owner wants to build a $20 million...
Is TIF Failing the “But-For” Test?
Tax-increment financing (TIF) is a development subsidy program abused all over Missouri, and especially in Saint Louis. See exhibit A:...
No, the City Does Not “Drive a Hard Bargain”
Do you smell that smoke? It’s from the hole your money is burning in the pockets of Saint Louis City...
Straight Talk on Kansas City’s Incentive Reform
In 2014, Mayor Sly James said that “Now is the time to start a conversation about the appropriate level of...
Subsidies in St. Louis, Part 2: Economic Development Blunders
City officials, developers, and corporate welfare proponents have touted the benefits of development incentives like tax-increment financing (TIF) to taxpayers...
Subsidies in Saint Louis: Part 1
What would you think if your city officials had gambled with nearly $1 billion in taxpayer dollars? What would you...
Rolla Considers TIF Plan
In January, the Phelps County TIF Commission began a series of public hearings to foster discussion about bringing the Westside...
TIFs Fail to Meet Expectations
Steve Vockrodt over at The Pitch has an excellent column about how taxpayer subsidized development projects often underperform their goals. He writes...
Hail to the Chiefs? City Includes Arrowhead on List of Urban Core Successes
After a recent KCPT documentary on urban neglect made waves across the region, supporters of the earnings tax are eager to counter...
Missouri Dodges A Bullet: Bombardier Seeks Billion Dollar Rescue in Canada
Back in 2008, the Show-Me Institute was staunchly opposed to a plan that could have given aircraft manufacturer Bombardier nearly...
The Star Responds to Show-Me Daily Post
We were gratified to learn that members of the Kansas City Star editorial board read our humble blog. In a...
