June 30, 2012
Mike HicksMake no mistake: 150,000 new jobs ain’t good news.
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June 23, 2012
Mike HicksI believe we ought to raise taxes to finally end the soothing falsehoods that surround our tax policy—especially what
are called the Bush tax cuts.
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June 16, 2012
Mike HicksIt is quite easy to do things when young and inexperienced that severely limit one’s long-run options.
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June 9, 2012
Mike HicksThis week’s recall vote in Wisconsin has been heralded by many observers as a forecast of the presidential election.
I think they are wrong. It is far more consequential.
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June 2, 2012
Mike HicksWe need a compromise that preserves innovation and mitigates the tendency for the sort of moral hazard that fueled the last
recession.
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May 26, 2012
Mike HicksThis new birth of freedom is the largest in human history, and only a handful of truly totalitarian states still linger today.
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May 19, 2012
Mike HicksThe plain reality is clear: Austerity is coming to Europe, either as a planned and thoughtful exercise or through fiscal ruin.
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May 12, 2012
Mike HicksAs disparate facts, the economic conditions in Europe and the United States are disconcerting. Taken together, they are frightening.
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May 5, 2012
Mike HicksThe Employment Act of 1946 essentially required the Federal Reserve to do two mutually exclusive things: promote full employment
and keep inflation low.
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April 28, 2012
Mike HicksWhat has kept me in a three-week state of shock is the message about values our kids are getting from this work.
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April 21, 2012
Mike HicksBut it is only during the depths of this type of recession (perhaps two in a lifetime) that the disagreement among economists
is so sharp.
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April 14, 2012
Mike HicksThe $206 million in late payments is about half the total tax revenue our state’s woefully mismanaged townships kept
sitting in the bank over the past several years.
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April 7, 2012
Mike HicksStructural unemployment is a byproduct of healthy technological progress, and those who can learn new skills flourish.
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March 31, 2012
Mike HicksIf treated as a financial investment, Social Security is a really effective way to destroy wealth.
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March 24, 2012
Mike HicksThe workplace smoking ban signed by Gov. Mitch Daniels this week was a much-needed law. Of course, my Libertarian friends
will object to its intrusion on liberty, and my leftist friends will say it didn’t go far enough. To them I ask, “What
are you smoking?”
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March 17, 2012
Mike HicksEven with higher tuition, college students are still flocking to campus. The real problem isn’t increasing costs, but
uncertain benefits.
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March 10, 2012
Mike HicksAmerica has always been a place where we make things. In fact, 2011 was a record year for manufacturing in America, as will
be 2012 and 2013 (all in inflation-adjusted terms).
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March 3, 2012
Mike HicksLate last month, our president gave what was billed as an important speech about gas prices. It was that and more.
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February 25, 2012
Mike HicksObama’s plan is to eliminate loopholes for energy companies and create new ones for manufacturing firms. The condition
of the 2012 electoral map should make his motivations clear.
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February 18, 2012
Mike HicksMarkets rule supreme, but they also work imperfectly and will do so as long as humans themselves remain imperfect.
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February 11, 2012
Mike HicksHow is it, I wonder, that an employment contract between willing parties could get to the point where either side is viewed
as an enemy?
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February 4, 2012
Mike HicksMy two sons and I headed to Indianapolis’ Super Bowl Village recently for some field research.
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January 28, 2012
The bacchanalia of the stimulus has limited spending choices far into the future. So, most of the policies outlined by President
Obama are wistful visions of a future that cannot be.
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January 21, 2012
Mike HicksA frequently heard criticism of economic analysis is that it focuses only on those things that can be easily measured. This
is an astonishing and vacuous censure championed largely by the innumerate among us.
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January 14, 2012
Mike HicksIt would be a long way from simply naïve to suppose that my study would alter any decisions about the divisive right-to-work
legislation pending in Indiana.
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Thank you for pointing out the absurdity of having The Naked Cowboy at Zoobilation. For the life of me, I don’t know why anyone would want a picture with that guy, but there were plenty of folks lined up to get a shot with him. The event could have used more restrooms out on the bridge, more photo booths and vendors offering something besides meat. There were a few more veg-friendly options this year than last, but it has a long way to go.
Went to Zoobilation Friday night and had a great time. The weather was super nice and the food was very good, for the most part. Lots of sliders this year at many different tents. The slider from Alexander's was inedible, all four in my group ended up tossing it after one bite. Some tents were out of food by 8:30 and one bar area was out of cups at 8:30, not sure how that can happen. Great event in Indy and I look forward to it each year.
Many of the small community hospitals are now owned by the "cash-strapped" Indy biggies, with more coming. The doctor-practise buying has been done precisely to sidestep tiered payments for out-of-hospital procedures. These are no better done, or safer, because someone administers a pain shot or snaps an x-ray in a doctor's office. And the non-payment issue is resolved next year when we all have insurance, even though many still think paying private insurers an extra 10-20% is what makes our system "world-class".
I'd love to see this rendering put into the context of the surrounding neighborhood/area to get a better feel for the surrounding scale. However, just by the looks of it, it appears to be an excellent project. I'm pretty sure that if Scott Olson had said nothing regarding Chicago or Wrigleyville, Mr. "Horrible" would have found nothing bad to say. I'd love to know how Indy is becoming "Chicagofied"...
Truly great and funny play. Vocalists were Broadway caliber and stage settings ideal for small stage. Would go again!