Show-Me Institute
The Show-Me Institute is a research and educational institute dedicated to improving the quality of life for all citizens of Missouri by advancing sensible, well-researched solutions to state and local policy issues. The institute’s scholars study public policy problems and develop proposals to increase economic opportunity for ordinary Missourians. It then promotes those solutions by publishing studies, briefing papers, and other educational materials, which help policymakers, the media, and the general public gain a better understanding of the issues. The work of the institute is rooted in the American tradition of free markets and individual liberty. The institute’s scholars seek to move beyond the 20th-century mindset that every problem has a government solution. Instead, they develop policies that respect the rights of the individual, encourage creativity and hard work, and nurture independence and social cooperation. By applying those principles to the problems facing the state, the Show-Me Institute hopes to build a Missouri with a thriving economy and a vibrant civil society — a Missouri that leads the nation in wealth, freedom, and opportunity for all.www.showmeinstitute.org
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Oct 15, 2026
Gary NolanHOST
All right.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, David, have you written about any of this over at the Show-Me Institute's website where people can read what you're, uh, talking-
David StokesGUEST
We, we have.
David StokesGUEST
You know, we've got a lot of stuff up.
17 MINS LATER
Gary NolanHOST
I'm not a fan of that one either.
Gary NolanHOST
I'd, I'd, like you, [laughs] I can't imagine, uh, where you'd come up with enough money to suppl- I mean, it's an interesting and a fun topic.
Gary NolanHOST
We talked about this with the Show-Me Institute a few, few minutes ago.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, it's a wonderful, uh, you know, thought that you could generate enough money to pay all the taxes.
Gary NolanHOST
It is, uh, 9:51 on a Think Tank Thursday.
Gary NolanHOST
We got the Show Me Institute, uh, coming up in a few minutes.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, but in the meantime, uh, Jim Babka is with us, Downsize DC, Grace Archy.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, he's kinda got his fingers in a whole bunch of pies.
Pete MundoHOST
And I was looking at, you know, uh, some of the building per pupil spending numbers that are out there on kansaspolicy.org.
Pete MundoHOST
The Show-Me Institute has this for the Missouri side of the state line.
Pete MundoHOST
Uh, the Kansas Policy Institute has this for the Kansas side of the state line.
Pete MundoHOST
So I was looking at a couple of the elementary schools around Johnson County, and most of them, when it comes to per pupil spending, are at $21,000.
David StokesGUEST
And you...
David StokesGUEST
This is from the Post story, but you can get this information at Show-Me Institute's, uh, school, school fo- school website.
David StokesGUEST
You go to our website, we've got so much information on school districts and their funding and their education rankings.
David StokesGUEST
It's really a terrific d- database.
Vic PorcelliHOST
Mm-hmm.
Vic PorcelliHOST
He's from the Show Me Institute.
Vic PorcelliHOST
And so we introduced him like he's in the ring defending his title.
Vic PorcelliHOST
And then it hit me.
Billy CrowHOST
Uh, he's attorney, uh, for those who are focused on individual liberties, property rights, and government accountability.
Billy CrowHOST
He's even worked for the, uh, Missouri Show-Me Institute and the Freedom Center of Missouri in 2010.
Billy CrowHOST
Uh, uh, Mr. Roland, welcome to the show, and tell us a little bit about what we got going on in the city of St. Louis.
David RolandGUEST
Well, first off, thanks so much for having me on.
Susan PendergrassHOST
And certainly Missouri state legislature could go back and get rid of that regulation or even municipalities could do it.
Susan PendergrassHOST
Finally, there was a tornado a year and a half ago in St. Louis, and the Show Me Institute building was fairly destroyed in it.
Susan PendergrassHOST
And it is rebuilt and ready to go.
Susan PendergrassHOST
But the issue that we're having is our elevator.
Gary NolanHOST
Jim Babka is gonna be with us.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, the Show Me Institute will be on board.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, we got, uh, I believe, [coughs] excuse me, Dave Roland, who's with us.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, in a minute here, we're gonna check in with, uh, Kevin Jackson, 'cause he's where we always kick off Think Tank Thursday.
20 MINS LATER
Jim BabkaGUEST
This is The Gary Nolan Show.
Gary NolanHOST
Holy Shamoly, it's 9:35 on a, on a Think Tank Thursday.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, the Show Me Institute will be with us at about 10:05.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, there was a, uh, a link at Citizen Free Press, and it said that gold prices live quote.
David StokesGUEST
I just don't think that's the way to run government.
Gary NolanHOST
If you just turned the radio on, David Stokes is with us, and, uh, he is with, uh, the Show-Me Institute.
Gary NolanHOST
We're talking about Amendment 6.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, and, uh, let me just ask you this.
David StokesGUEST
I don't know why we have to stick it to, to the urban and suburban areas where lots of court filings are made to, to make them pay for the, the statewide pension system.
David StokesGUEST
So I'm very ... becoming very much opposed to this sheriff idea as well.
Gary NolanHOST
Uh, if you just joined us, we have David Stokes with us from the Show-Me Institute.
Gary NolanHOST
We, uh, started a discussion on Amendment 6, then I kinda spread it out.
MichelleHOST
It could take generations for the fund to pay anything back.
SkylarHOST
Patrick Toohey, a senior fellow at the Show Me Institute, raised concerns as well.
SkylarHOST
He told The Beacon it's unlikely that future legislators would, in a time of crisis, not just raid the lockbox for their present needs.
SkylarHOST
No legislation by a legislator can bind the hands of future legislators.
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