Daniels’ Anti-Legacy
For the use of the membership only) Napoleon had journalists pegged: They’re the ones who ride down from the hills after the battle to shoot the wounded. This journalist accepts that characterization. Indeed, it should be applied to this critical assessment of the battle that has been the Daniels administration. First, there is no argument Read the full article…
The Occupiers, the Tea Party Both Have a Point About the Fed
For release Dec. 14 and thereafter (554 words) On Monday Dec. 5, Charles Evans, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, was the keynote speaker at the annual Indiana Economic Outlook sponsored by the Center for Business and Economic Research at Ball State University at the Horizon Convention Center in Muncie. Rumor Read the full article…
Crony Capitalism: Tax Beak Redux?
Editors: The following column was first published on May 16, 2005. It is being reposted because of pertinence to economic-development proposals before this General Assembly (266 words). “Lilly Seeks Tax Breaks on Cascade of Projects.” — the Indianapolis Star, May 16, 2005 At first glance, the headline prompts the thought that if a company the Read the full article…
When Feds Spend Highway Money, Taxpayers Get Fleeced
When Feds Spend Highway Money, Taxpayers Get Fleeced For release Dec. 7 and thereafter (680 words) Right before his inauguration in 2009, Barack Obama invited the nation’s governors to meet with him in Philadelphia to discuss the nation’s economic problems. Gov. Mitch Daniels teamed up with his buddy, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, to start a Read the full article…
The Cyber Tax: Right Nail but Wrong Hammer
For immediate release (596 words). “In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington Wednesday, Noblesville Republican State Senator Luke Kenley said Congress should allow states to collect sales tax from all Internet retailers, regardless of whether they have a physical presence in the state. — Indiana Public Media, Dec. 1, 2011 When all you Read the full article…
The Fiction of the Legislature
Some say the decline of Indiana politics began with air-conditioned meeting rooms and multi-issue legislation. You should doubt that; history is rarely so subtle. Rulers, especially, find it comforting to think that way. It implies there is time for a gentle correction of course. They tell us we need only be patient for one or Read the full article…
