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What does Wyoming’s Economic Future Look Like? - Eye on the Issues - Episode 009


In the latest episode of "Eye on the Issues," State Treasurer Curt Meier joins host Mike Garofalo. The Treasurer shares his views on the recent legislative session and a breakdown of what a State Treasurer does. Together they discuss where the Treasurer stands on Wyoming's efforts to develop a stable token plus ESG Laws and what they mean for Wyomi...
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HB0091 - News Source Shield Law


Video footage is from the House Minerals, Business and Economic Development meeting held on January 25, 2023. Be sure to watch as legislators ask important questions about this bill. House Bill 91, a "news source shield law" that is now before the Wyoming Legislature, relies on a narrower definition, and would prevent the government from forcing in...
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Don’t Wait Until You Get to the Checkout Counter-- Nuclear Is Expensive

by Susan Gore Nuclear energy is three times more costly than combined cycle energy (natural gas plus steam). Roughly, if a monthly household electric bill were $85 for natural gas energy, the bill would be about $255 for nuclear reactor energy. Coal power is less expensive than nuclear power and considerably more expensive than the market winner, n...
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Natrium Nuclear Illusions Cause Formidable Mistakes

by Susan Gore An illusion occurs when something is accepted as real when it is not real. A mirage is an optical illusion. One sees what appears to be water where no water exists. Mirages hover over hot pavements and the hot ground of deserts. An old fable tells of a desert traveler who sets out alone on a faint path leading to an oasis. Hours later...
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A Real Tipping Point

A tipping point is a condition that seems to be reached suddenly but is in fact the end result of a longer chain of events. The tipping point is a place where there is no going back to a previous condition- the change is permanent. The only remedy is to start over.One of the best examples of tipping point is an avalanche. The pile up of snow is vis...
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Red Tape: When the Government Takes Away a Right & Sells It Back to You.


An Analysis of the British Columbia Model to Cut Red Tape – How They Eliminated 1/3 of all Regulations in 3 Years. Wyoming is a society afflicted by distrust when it comes to taxes, an economy reliant on minerals, and government spending. Support for reducing regulation is broad-based as the general public supports such initiatives while lawmakers ...
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Education Choice: The Ideological Architecture

by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff As a political economist I am the first to admit that the final word on any policy reform goes to facts and impartial analysis. There are many times when I have recommended against reforms even though they were ideologically desirable, simply because the economic and fiscal aspects of the reform did not work out right...
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Weekly Economic Report: An Experiment with Education Savings Accounts


by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff The State of Arizona has an ESA program (Empowerment Scholarship Account) that is often discussed in the national debate over education choice. What would an ESA program look like in Wyoming? Main finding: A Wyoming version of the Arizona ESA, with universal eligibility for the K-12 student population in the state, co...
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Weekly Economic Report: Personal Income and Consumer Spending, Part 2


by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff With the reported change in personal income in Wyoming, from work-based to equity-based and sourced from entitlements, it is valid to ask what the implications are for consumer spending. Main finding: Consumer spending is relatively weak. Basic necessities, including insurance take up a larger share of consumer spendi...
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Another Heavy Government Hand over Health Care

by Wyoming Liberty Group Staff Imagine someone walking into a hotel in New York saying "the same hotel room would only cost $80 in Wyoming, so you should only charge me $80 for this $250 room". Absurd? Of course it is. The cost of doing business varies from state to state, even from county to county. Taxes vary, market wages vary, the regulatory bu...
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