Scorn for Big-Box Stores Makes the Needy Needier
For release noon May 5 and thereafter (695 words)Many churches and public-service groups organize food, coat and toy drives. The objective is to provide these goods to needy families especially during holidays. I contribute to my own church’s food and coat drives, so nothing that follows should be taken as putting down such efforts. Indeed, Read the full article…
Congressmen or Pirates? Choose Carefully, Me Hearties
For immediate release (683 words)The brazen willingness of Washington to ratchet up national indebtedness to finance federal intervention in the economy has prompted some to liken its behavior to the plundering ways of pirates. Recently, knowing that my casual interest in pirates had ramped up to real research while writing a libertarian-themed pirate novel, a Read the full article…
Budget Wrangling in the Session’s Last Hours
For release April 29 and thereafter (645 words)Editors: Please note this column is tied to final-day budget activity and cannot hold for next weekend. Anticipating best, not-too-bad and worst-case scenarios, a charitable organization to which I belong adopted three different budget plans to get it through the recession. Plan A was the first to take Read the full article…
Indiana Has Lost its Economic Touch
For release April 22 and thereafter (633 words)With the “Tea Parties” behind us, let’s get down to business: After a century of being one of the most innovative creators of jobs and wealth in the nation, Indiana has lost its economic touch. In a depressed economy, it could be one of the big losers.Idle speculation? Read the full article…
Taxing the Poor: What’s Missing on Your Pay Stub
For release noon April 14 and thereafter (557 words)Just in time for April 1st and April 15th, let’s talk about taxes. On April 1st, the excise tax on cigarettes was increased dramatically — from 39 cents to $1.01 per pack. It’s fitting that this occurred on April Fools’ Day since it served to break Barack Read the full article…
Five Good Reasons to Be Mad About Taxes
For release April 15 and thereafter (680 words) In honor of the annual agony we call Tax Day, citizens will gather across Indiana today (April 15) to protest taxes. On the one hand, Tax Day Tea Party is something of a publicity stunt with groups planning to throw tea bags into rivers, prompting environmental concerns Read the full article…
