TRANSPORTATION - Miscellaneous - Independence Institute

Back On Line 0
- December 16, 2012
It took several days to transfer all the files, but the Antiplanner has a new web host and it seems to be working fine. I lost the last post and I think some of the comments on the next-to-last post, but I’ll live with that rather than try to recover them. I’ll be playing with […]
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Security Problems 0
- December 11, 2012
My ISP has repeatedly suspended my account claiming I have security problems. So I have to decide how to fix those problems and whether to switch to a more secure ISP. In the meantime, I won’t be posting to the … Continue reading →
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What’s Wrong With TIF 0
- December 10, 2012
Many people see the problems with tax-increment financing and think that TIF laws need reform. But in fact, no reforms will work; tax-increment financing should simply be abolished. The Antiplanner attempted to explain why in Boise last week, and here is a summary what I said. (Click any of the charts for a larger view.) […]
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State & Local Corporate Welfare 0
- December 6, 2012
State and local governments spend $80 billion a year trying to attract businesses away from each other, reports the New York Times. This is a giant zero-sum game, the paper suggests, and in fact may even slow growth in some areas by increasing the tax burden. The Times even admits that it has received $24 […]
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State & Local Corporate Welfare 0
- December 6, 2012
State and local governments spend $80 billion a year trying to attract businesses away from each other, reports the New York Times. This is a giant zero-sum game, the paper suggests, and in fact may even slow growth in some areas by increasing the tax burden. The Times even admits that it has received $24 […]
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Relieving Congestion with Adaptive Cruise Control 0
- December 5, 2012
Last month, the National Transportation Safety Board listed mandatory adaptive cruise control and other collision-avoidance technologies as one of its ten most wanted safety improvements in 2013. Such a mandate, the NTSB estimates, could reduce highway fatalities by 50 percent. Honda’s illustration of how adaptive cruise control can reduce congestion. In normal traffic, when a […]
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