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Eye on the Pie
MARCUS: Happy news is the remedy for reality
August 24, 2009
Morton MarcusThe elderly woman sat before me nervously straightening the seams of her dark gray stockings.
MoreMARCUS: Changing roles cause conflict
August 17, 2009
Morton MarcusAmericans are uncomfortable when responsibilities between the public and private sectors shift.
MoreMARCUS: A feast of perceptions about health care
August 10, 2009
Morton MarcusLots of people are
without health insurance, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they go without health care. Others have insurance that
doesn’t cover their needs. Either they don’t get the care or they go broke in the process.
MoreMARCUS: Economic slump inspires platitudes galore
August 3, 2009
Morton MarcusIf the problem is that consumers and businesses
are not spending because banks aren’t lending, then government making it easier for banks to lend and consumers to spend
is a good thing. The stimulus plan is right on target.
MoreMARCUS: Will children make good leaders?
July 27, 2009
Morton MarcusAs a quiet person, I am not likely to intrude when I run across egregious wrongs. Most often I let dastardly deeds go without
comment. Someday, I hope, I will overcome this character defect and stand up in opposition to wrongdoers.
MoreMARCUS: Men, women use time differently
July 20, 2009
Morton MarcusOn an average day, nearly 83 percent of women, but only 64 percent of men, spend time engaged in household
activities, according to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Plus, when women engage in household activities,
they average two hours and 35 minutes per day while men average two hours and one minute.
MoreMARCUS: If not taxes, how about user fees?
July 13, 2009
Morton Marcus“Most people hate to pay taxes,” Gregory Goad said. “They don’t appreciate the services taxes support,
they don’t understand why taxes are necessary, or they don’t like to help people in need.”
MoreMARCUS: Budget made by rudderless Legislature
July 6, 2009
Morton MarcusIf we are lucky, by the time you read these words the Indiana General Assembly will have passed a new budget. Democrats use
tarot cards and Republicans chicken innards to determine how much to spend. There are alternatives.
MoreMARCUS: Grouch finds good in the economy
June 29, 2009
Morton MarcusTo use a gardening metaphor, have the courage to prune back in a tough economy, and plant new seeds before the weather improves.
MoreEYE ON THE PIE: Watch your pocket; someone may pick it
June 22, 2009
Morton MarcusThe unexpected move of NCR Corp. from Ohio to Georgia illustrates how even the best corporate citizens can show a fickle streak.
MoreMARCUS: We all helped kill the auto industry
June 8, 2009
Morton MarcusThere are nearly no innocent parties to the conspiracy that brought the Big Three low, from greedy executives to combative
labor unions to elderly uninformed stockholders.
MoreMARCUS: Let's reassess reassessment
June 1, 2009
Morton MarcusThe process of assessment could be simplified and performed uniformly and inexpensively.
MoreConsider progressive taxes
May 25, 2009
Morton MarcusPut some progressivity into Indiana tax rates when passing the Indiana state budget.
MoreGeneral Assembly heeds public mayhem, not public policy
May 18, 2009
Morton MarcusWhich group should make the spending decisions? Consumers or elected officials?
MoreAuthor's work may go unfinished
May 11, 2009
Morton MarcusThere are four main points I want to cover directly and simply: oil prices, the obsession with homeownership, the usual desire
for more, and the need to understand economic history.
MoreIndiana wages now well below average
May 4, 2009
Morton MarcusLast week the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its estimates of county personal income and all the detail comprising
those data.
MoreIs poor management Indiana's problem?
April 27, 2009
Morton MarcusHoosiers identify many factors contributing to our state's long-term economic difficulties. It is fashionable to blame our
workers. It is easy to decry a lack of natural amenities: no mountains, no coral reefs. Our public schools are inferior and
perhaps our higher education is overrated. Our taxes are too high but we have substandard government services. We ain't got
no culture. Rarely do we hear anyone say that our problem is management.
MoreGeneral Assembly is shame of Indiana
April 20, 2009
Morton MarcusWhen we read that all the Democrats in the House voted against all the Republicans in the House on a given issue, we know
independence has been cruelly killed by the leadership of each party. The same applies to the Senate.
MoreTaxes, fees should be determined case-by-case
April 13, 2009
Morton MarcusIf an honest case for the general good cannot be made (as in the case of most education services, and, sports, entertainment
and tourist facilities), government revenue streams should not be used to support private enterprises.
MoreCommuting shifts $87 billion in Indiana
April 6, 2009
Morton MarcusFully 40 of Indiana's 92 counties derived more than half of their earnings from commuters bringing back their compensation
from somewhere else.
MoreTo boost Indiana's economic vitality, reform high schools and retrain biz leaders
March 30, 2009
Morton MarcusBeyond a sincere effort to improve high school education, we require massive retraining of our
business leaders and managers.
MoreThings aren't as bad as we think
March 23, 2009
Morton MarcusDifficult economic conditions have been faced before and we have both the tools and will to overcome our problems.
MoreIndiana's wage gap is growing
March 16, 2009
Morton MarcusIndiana leaders need to focus on the increasing gap between the average wage in Indiana and in the nation.
MoreFeelings may contradict economic facts
March 9, 2009
Morton MarcusHow we feel individually about the economy is often at odds with how the economy is performing.
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.