I guess it depends what you mean by subsidy

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Wednesday January 30, 2013 · 7:18 PM PST

2013/01/30 · 19:18

I read two stories that got me thinking about subsidies. One, a New York Times piece about streaming music, discussed new business models for the music industry after Napster destroyed the old industry.

The second, an Associated Press piece about a new report outlining transaction fees collected by financial institutions in the processing of unemployment payments, outlined how Wall Street's new business model of taking a cut out of the meager subsistence afforded the unemployed in today's economy after Wall Street destroyed the old economy.

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Sunday January 27, 2013 · 10:52 AM PST

2013/01/27 · 10:52

The legislature of the great state of Kansas, is preparing to consider a bill that would eliminate the renewable energy portfolio standard. The RPS requires investor-owned utilities in the state to procure 20% of energy capacity from renewable sources by 2020. It isn't the most aggressive RPS in the country, but it is significant for a state like Kansas, dominated by conservative leadership at all levels of state government.

A July 2012 Wichita Eagle article noted that Gray County, in southwestern Kansas, will collect $1.2 million in taxes each year from wind turbines. Landowners will collect more than $2 million per year over the life of the wind projects - typically 20 to 25 years. This is not-insignificant revenue for any municipal government and is particularly meaningful for western Kansas communities starved for economic development of any kind.

So why is the legislature considering repeal of the renewable portfolio standard?

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Sunday January 20, 2013 · 1:13 PM PST

2013/01/20 · 13:13

Or, why shop at Whole Foods?

When the CEO and founder, John Mackey, goes from calling the Affordable Care Act "socialism" in the Wall Street Journal last year to "fascism" on NPR this week to "apologizing" for using the word "fascism" then conflating the problems with the US health care system with the Affordable Care Act, it is evident that Mr. Mackey is not a person with whom meaningful dialogue can produce productive results. He is an anarchist ideologue, duping many, if not most, of his customers.

I'm not calling for a boycott. I don't think that would be sensible, in a situation like this. The intent of a boycott is to instigate reform or otherwise change the behavior of the target so that interaction can then resume. A boycott of Whole Foods would be ineffective and possibly counter-productive.

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Saturday January 12, 2013 · 10:06 AM PST

2013/01/12 · 10:06

A Shawnee County District Court three judge panel ruled Friday that the Kansas legislature continues to violate the Kansas constitution by underfunding public K-12 education. The decision follows a similar 2005 Kansas Supreme Court ruling. The Friday ruling found that current school funding levels are 16% below constitutional requirements.

Many have written about the emphasis on education in the locations with incredible entrepreneurial growth - Silicon Valley, the North Carolina Research Triangle, Austin, TX and elsewhere. For what can best be described as ideological reasons (supported by Arthur Laffer!), Kansas Governor Sam Brownback elected to pursue a strategy at odds with those places while simultaneously claiming to seek to create the same environment.

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Sunday January 06, 2013 · 8:43 AM PST

2013/01/06 · 08:43

Or, what can Senator Heidi Heitkamp do for energy on the Agriculture Committee?

Senator Heidi Heitkamp finds herself in an excellent position with regard to the creation of a new energy economy. Any senator from a Midwestern state can meaningfully direct important energy legislation – wind power policy, transmission line policy, oil and gas fracking policy, coal policy.

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Tuesday November 06, 2012 · 11:02 PM PST

2012/11/06 · 23:02

Speaker of the House John Boehner did not deliver his home state of Ohio.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor did not deliver his home state of Virginia.

Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan did not deliver Wisconsin (and his coattails did not pickup the open Wisconsin Senate seat).

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell did not win the Senate, in his grasp just a few months ago. In fact, he lost seats.

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Monday September 24, 2012 · 12:46 PM PDT

2012/09/24 · 12:46

Jed Lewison's front page story this morning about Paul Ryan's comment that the "Cayman Islands "is the place you hide your money" caught my eye for a different reason. Rep. Ryan didn't just single out the Cayman Islands, but also Ireland.

Why Ireland?

I was fortunate enough to pursue an MBA between 2008 and 2010 - a profound time in world history to study the mechanics of capitalism. In virtually any class on economics or corporate finance, the Irish tax system was mentioned as a model for the United States.

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Friday September 21, 2012 · 9:16 AM PDT

2012/09/21 · 09:16

If you want to know why the traditional media is dead, read this article.

Tax Credit in Doubt, Wind Power Industry Is Withering

"A campaign wedge issue"

"Galvanized Republicans in Congress against it"

Are these statements true? Surely all NYT reporters substantiate all claims made in their writing. And the editors review as well. Right?

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Monday September 03, 2012 · 9:25 AM PDT

2012/09/03 · 09:25

The Washington Post, among many other outlets, is now covering the special tax arrangements Gov. Romney and other Bain Capital employees enjoy. In particular, Gov. Romney and others were permitted to invest high-risk, low value shares of companies in which Bain had invested in their IRAs. As those shares increased in value (often astronomically), the tax-free growth in the value of the IRA grew.

There is one question that these pieces have not addressed. I am not an investment or tax expert. I hope those here that are can address this question.

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Wednesday October 19, 2011 · 6:11 PM PDT

2011/10/19 · 18:11

I can't believe what's going on in this country.

Obama has won Liberal, Kansas

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 8:18 AM PST

2008/11/02 · 08:18

How well will Senator Obama do on Tuesday evening? Will he win Virginia and/or North Carolina and we'll all be able to rest easy early in the night? Or will it be a nail biter, all of us waiting for the polls to close in Nevada?

Maybe it doesn't matter, because Barack has already won Kansas. Liberal, Kansas.

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Monday May 19, 2008 · 5:42 PM PDT

2008/05/19 · 17:42

Hey Obama supporters, did you read Markos' post on Geraldine Ferraro's comments?

If you have not and you are still slamming Hillary supporters for not "uniting behind our nominee" just yet, I have a few thoughts to contribute to the discussion.

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I guess it depends what you mean by subsidy

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