July 30, 2011
Morton MarcusFor all of our philosophical pondering combined with our statistical cleverness, we cannot figure out what is “living”
nor determine its “cost.”
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July 23, 2011
Morton MarcusThe U.S. Army says, “Be all that you can be.” Indiana is moving toward a different message.
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July 9, 2011
Morton MarcusNew money will not necessarily mean new jobs at the beauty parlor or the barbershop if there are already empty chairs.
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July 2, 2011
Morton MarcusLast month, The New York Times ran a story under the headline “Indiana: The Exception? Yes, but …”
The story gave a factual presentation of our state’s economic circumstances, but with an overriding sarcasm that left
a bad taste in Hoosier mouths.
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June 25, 2011
Morton MarcusWhat we gain by having the Colts and Pacers is mainly a psychological benefit. We feel that we are big league because we have
big-league teams carrying our name.
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June 18, 2011
Morton MarcusFrequently, Hoosiers ride as passengers in one of the front cars on the business roller coaster.
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June 11, 2011
Morton MarcusAbout 48 hours after the exciting finish of this year’s Indy 500 race, Mayors Wayne Seybold, R-Marion, and Greg Goodnight,
D-Kokomo, announced the formation of the Midwest Automotive Loop.
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June 4, 2011
Morton MarcusIn 2009, 80 percent of Hoosiers worked in the county where they lived, with the other 20 percent going elsewhere to work.
Hardly a change from data 10 years earlier.
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May 28, 2011
Morton MarcusUsually, when an unemployed person gets a job, the number of people unemployed goes down and the number employed goes up.
That’s a healthy economy.
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May 21, 2011
Morton Marcus“Liars!” I want to shout. People who lie deliberately and those who lie innocently afflict our nation with falsehoods.
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May 14, 2011
Morton MarcusFrom time to time, I am asked: “What is the best investment for Indiana’s economic development”? The answer:
our high-school-age young men and women.
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May 7, 2011
Morton MarcusManufacturing alone accounted for 53 percent of the decline in what people earned at their private-sector jobs.
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April 30, 2011
Morton MarcusRecent data from the bottom of the recession reveal all seven economic areas that include Indiana counties experienced declines
in per-capita personal income.
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April 23, 2011
Morton MarcusThe blues resonate with the tough people living tough lives.
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April 16, 2011
Morton MarcusDiscovering value emerged as a TV staple long before the recent economic tsunami.
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April 9, 2011
Morton MarcusNothing stirs the imagination like a near-death experience.
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April 2, 2011
Morton MarcusThe recession in Indiana and the nation lasted only three quarters. But the Hoosier recovery took six quarters.
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March 26, 2011
Morton MarcusIgnorant and bigoted people are encouraged to run for public office when they witness this dumbing-down of society.
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March 19, 2011
Morton MarcusFailure to cooperate with an unethical power is a commendable ethical stand.
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March 12, 2011
Morton MarcusIndiana added 369,400 adults, compared with just 33,900 children, a ratio of nearly 11 to 1. This imbalance was hardly uniform,
but its consequences are important for all of us.
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March 5, 2011
Morton MarcusClearly, any group of workers with incomes in excess of their proportion in the economy are villains.
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February 26, 2011
Morton MarcusThis national debt business is being overplayed. Critics characterize the debt as a giant burden, our most important national
issue. Borrowing for the future, however, makes good sense when the debt contributes to economic growth.
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February 18, 2011
Morton MarcusWhy isn’t our Legislature shredding the fabric of community government by disbanding cities and towns that are only
artifacts of horse-drawn days?
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February 12, 2011
Morton MarcusFew people labor for the glory of being employed; most people work for money. When they do not work, they have less to spend
and less joy enters the homes of merchants.
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February 5, 2011
Morton MarcusIndiana's recovery is only 75-percent complete, lagging the nation.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.