March 26, 2011
Greg AndrewsWith economic growth in the United States sluggish, Indiana companies are joining the race to capitalize on the fast-growing
Chinese economy—even as hundreds of millions of Chinese move into the middle class and adopt a Western-style thirst
for goods and services.
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March 26, 2011
Greg AndrewsMy trip to China this month took me to the Shanghai street where my great uncle worked nearly a century ago, when he was only
beginning to quench his appetite for knowledge about this vast and mysterious nation.
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March 26, 2011
Greg AndrewsPeople talk about China’s continued economic growth almost as if it is a foregone conclusion, but not all economists
are so sure.
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March 26, 2011
Greg AndrewsPremiums for private health insurers in China are expected to rise to $90 billion by 2020 from $9 billion now, and WellPoint
Inc. is angling for a big piece of that pie.
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March 26, 2011
Greg AndrewsChina remains a small market for Eli Lilly and Co. It generated $320 million in sales for the company in 2010, just 1.3 percent
of its $23 billion in sales worldwide. But Lilly has big ambitions in China and is racing to capitalize on its rapid economic
growth.
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March 26, 2011
Greg AndrewsColumbus-based engine maker Cummins Inc. has been building business in China for 30 years, long before many U.S. companies
had even begun formulating a China strategy.Cummins now employs 8,000 people in China and racked up 2010 sales of $3.1 billion.
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These higher rates Co. e about only because physicians are now hospital employees. otherwise physicians couldn't charge these rates and share the windfall with the hospital. Community/rural hospitals probably not buying physicians practices and thus weren't getting the windfall anyway.
The incentive for poor people to get themselves off public assistance and "no longer be poor" is even with help...they're STILL POOR! Being poor, even with some assistance, isn't all that pleasant. (I speak from experience) It's a stubborn myth that poor people, who are on public assistance, are sitting in the lap of luxury. You should try living on just those "freebies" that you mentioned and see how meager they actually are. By the way, I didn't mean you had to buy/own a puppy...just pet one. :)
As near as I can tell the minority has ZERO constitutional obligation to offer a quorum to the majority. A requirement for quorum was inserted into the constitution so that tyrannical majorities could not simply shove through odious and objectionable legislation (which is exactly what they did.) By allowing a tyrannical majority to charge fines against the minority for exercising their constitutional prerogative to deny quorum the court as made a mockery of constitutional governance in the state of Indiana.
The voters elected the Reps to make a vote not walk out on the vote. They had to the right to exercise their opinion and vote "no" to the bill. Let me ask you this if you walked out of your job for 5 straight weeks would you get paid? Would you even have a job to go back to? If any elected official walks out on the people they should be arrested for stealing tax dollars from the public. They were elected to do a job and not leave when the job gets stuff.
I have been to several of their locations in Pennsylvania and always go in for 1 item and leave with a basket full of things. I'm very happy they decided on Indiana, now if only they would put the other store in eastside.