Inflation Worries? You Can’t Trust the CPI
by MARYANN O. KEATING, PH.D. There is no such thing as a perfect price index. Perfection in price indices requires that the prices of all products increase by the same percentage and that product quality plus the relative amounts of each product category remain constant. Nevertheless, the Consumer Price Index (CPI), generated by the Bureau Read the full article…
The Olympics: Falling Back to Get Ahead
For immediate release (563 words) by JOHN KESSLER, M.A. The London Olympics was a showcase of talent and human ability by athletes from all over the world. The games, though, were not without some scandalous behavior. The badminton teams from China, Indonesia and South Korea were disqualified for trying to throw their match, and in Read the full article…
Reforming Child Welfare Isn’t so Easy
For release Aug. 15 and thereafter (720 words) by Andrea Neal Running the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) is harder than being Marion County juvenile judge “by a factor of 18,” Jim Payne concedes. Within days of being tapped by Gov. Mitch Daniels to head the new cabinet-level department, Payne recognized the challenge: Combining Read the full article…
Convention Centers: Private Sector to the Rescue?
For immediate release (769 words with optional cut) by BARRY KEATING, Ph.D. It was a simple statement, not particularly remarkable: “I really want the council and the city to take a second look at how we are spending the taxpayer dollars,” the new council member said, “and make sure we are getting the best return Read the full article…
BOHANON: Flying the Progressive Skies
For immediate release (538 words) by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. A Manhattan scion gets on United Airline flight 797 to Los Angeles on August 31 and takes her seat in the first class section. Her daddy, who has taxable income of $1 million, forks out $6,288 so his princess can fly in style to Southern California Read the full article…
THE OUTSTATER: Mysology and Tax ‘Changes’
The definition of mysology is contempt for reason, hatred of truth. The Greek root is a clue that it has been around for a while. Some of us, though, see it waxing, especially in our morning newspapers. I have my edition in front of me, and we can begin our forensics of the local mysology Read the full article…
