Indiana GOP Leadership Failing Budget Test
by Craig Ladwig Dr. Stephen M. King of Taylor University, a political scientist, offers Hoosiers a template to measure the quality of their political leadership between elections. Just in time, it turns out. The Indianapolis Star over the weekend delivered a lecture to its readers on the difficulty of leadership these days and the need Read the full article…
Carbon Paper Suggests a New Kind of University
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Who remembers carbon paper? For those of you under 35, carbon paper is a sheet of black paper with carbon embedded on one side. Place it between two sheets of white typing paper, correctly insert in a typewriter and the typed document automatically generates a carbon copy. In the days before Read the full article…
King: Predicting Gubernatorial Performance
by STEPHEN M. KING, Ph.D. The “Power 50” ranking published by Howey Politics Indiana this year lists Gov. Mike Pence at the top. Governor Pence enters office with solid political credentials — serving 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, holding the No. 3 Republican conference chair in 2008, and being a strong and Read the full article…
Neal: For Growth’s Sake, Let’s Cut Indiana’s Income Tax
For release March 6 and thereafter (670 words) by Andrea Neal Popular perception to the contrary, Indiana is not a low-tax state. When you add up all the different taxes – property, sales and income assessed by federal, state or local government – we rank right in the middle. Twenty-three states have lower overall tax Read the full article…
‘My Proposal to Save Indiana $100 Million Annually’
by PHIL TROYER “I’m afraid there are too many pigs for the teats.” This was Abraham Lincoln’s retort when confronted with the constant demands of citizens seeking federal patronage jobs. That same quote could be attached to lawmakers today who clamor for long-since-spoken-for tax revenues to fund their latest Utopian schemes, or, to continue the Read the full article…
Keating: We Can Cap Deductions but Entitlements Still Vex
by MARYANN O. KEATING, Ph.D. “Can I take a federal tax deduction for mortgage interest?” (Yes.) “For state income and local property taxes?” (Yes.) “How about municipal bond interest?” (That, too.) “On earned income from wages?” (That’s a tax credit, and it depends.) “What about employer-provided health insurance?” (Sure.) “Charitable deductions?” (Yup.) “Dinner out and Read the full article…
