Tag Archives: free market

Going upscale in downtown S.L.

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Tweet Five years ago backhoes started ripping two old, not-so-upscale malls and surrounding buildings in downtown Salt Lake City into rubble. Now, after an immense amount of construction, the new City Creek Center is open. City Creek is remarkable not … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Video: Motor Fuel Marketing Act

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

Tweet HB 325, a bill that would reauthorize the Motor Fuel Marketing Act, passed a House committee on Friday. Watch this video to learn more about the bill and why Sutherland opposes it:

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KCPW brinksmanship shows how businesses dupe policymakers

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

Tweet   A very instructive interaction recently concluded in Salt Lake City between the city council and KCPW, a local nonprofit radio station. It helps illustrate how private-sector businesses can (and often do) dupe policymakers into giving them special, privileged … Continue reading →

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100-year-old patriarch is witness to staggering change

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Tweet   My grandpa, Martin Buer, turns 100 today. Born in 1911, Grandpa went on to become a top breeder of grand champion cattle out of his Minnesota ranch. To keep the peace with a disgruntled family member, Grandpa gave … Continue reading →

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The price of a blender and the market economy

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Tweet   The other day, I stopped at a yard sale with a friend. He had spotted a blender as we drove by and wanted to take a look at it. He picked it up, pulled out the glass jar … Continue reading →

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Families’ private flights unleash a storm of envy

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Tweet   Hundreds of commenters on the New York Times website had a tantrum over a story this week about families that charter private jets to send their children to summer camp in the Northeast U.S. These enraged readers see … Continue reading →

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Faith, family, free markets: fertile ground for happiness

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Tweet   America’s founders believed that God endowed us with “certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” and “that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men.” Let’s focus on the third … Continue reading →

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Salt Lake City golf courses in the rough

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Tweet When a golf course falls on hard times, then what? If the golf course is privately owned, the owners figure out the answers, or they lose their business. They alone are responsible for covering their financial obligations or finding … Continue reading →

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