Parrot Soup and the GOP Dilemma
For release noon Jan. 12 and thereafter (695 words) “The cynical view — Republicans can sit back and wait — is naive. The idealistic view — we must stand for things and move on them now — is shrewder.” — Peggy Noonan, columnist and former speech writer for President Ronald Reagan As the political class Read the full article…
It’s Now or Never for Three Legislative Priorities
For release noon Tuesday Jan. 5 and thereafter (665 words) Considering there’s no money in the bank and only 30 days to do business, the 2010 legislature can’t do a lot. Yet this could be one of the most meaningful sessions on record if lawmakers pass three measures to enhance the citizens’ role in the Read the full article…
The Vat: Politically Determined Consumption?
For release noon Tuesday Dec. 29 (691words) How would you like a new tax hidden in the price you pay for goods? Or one determined more by politics than actual market cost? Or that exempts tourists? These are features of a Value Added Tax (VAT), an option that some in government argue is commanded by Read the full article…
‘Thinking Differently’ About Public Schools
For release noon Tuesday Dec. 22 (670 words) When Tony Bennett was chief of Greater Clark County Schools, he made $130,000 in salary, paid $1 a year for his family’s health care and got a free car. He speaks from experience when he says there’s room for cutting K-12 education budgets. Now as state superintendent Read the full article…
‘Tis the Season of Institutionalized Envy
For release noon Tuesday Dec. 15 and thereafter (665 words) “The evidence suggests that (estate, inheritance and gift taxes) actually cost states more in lost revenue than they generate, that they negatively impact smaller firms disproportionately versus larger firms and that they promote the concentration of wealth by preventing small businesses from being passed on Read the full article…
Let’s Get Heritage Agency in Place Quickly
Let’s Get Heritage Agency in Place Quickly For release noon Tuesday Dec. and thereafter (675 words) “Good ideas are not adopted automatically,” Admiral Hyman Rickover once said. “They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.” Rickover’s counsel is an understatement when it comes to the idea to create a Department of Indiana Heritage. A proposal Read the full article…
