RUSTHOVEN: Pence must win tax debate
Ben Franklin said nothing is certain but death and taxes. One could add a third item: If there is surplus revenue, legislators will spend it.
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MAURER: My gift to you is a pair of puzzles
Now that the elections are over, please relax and enjoy this crossword puzzle and the political riddle it poses.
EDITORIAL: Doubling down on life sciences is right idea
The Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s proposal to create a $30 million venture fund dedicated to life sciences startups is good news for a valuable sector of our state economy that has been losing out to the more investor-friendly high-tech sector.
KIM: Buffett believes philanthropy is our investment in society
In June 2010, Buffett joined Bill and Melinda Gates to announce the Giving Pledge—their effort to persuade the richest Americans to donate at least half their wealth to charity.
HICKS: Let’s all maximize utility over the holidays
The vintage and durability of classic Christmas songs carry an important economic lesson for our times.
MORRIS: Balancing quality and the bottom line
My job takes me out of my office into the community on a regular basis. As I’m out talking with folks in the business community, a common theme surfaces almost without fail on a weekly basis.
EDITORIAL: Highways, transit not either/or choice
Any discussion of the state’s transportation priorities would be incomplete without including the one topic legislators have been reluctant to take on: mass transit.
ALTOM: Blessed are the tech-sector risk-takers who make the leap
This is the last column before Christmas, and in keeping with long tradition, I’m writing a year-end column about screw-ups and techno-pratfalls that should make you glad you’re not in the hottest of hot seats.
LOU’S VIEWS: Graphite the power
The Indianapolis Museum of Art proves that the mineral isn’t just for pencils. Plus new shows at the Indianapolis Art Center.
Morris columns eloquent
I have appreciated several of the columns Greg Morris has written about the leadership of Gov. Daniels and Tony Bennett.
Don’t abandon tax pledges
I’m extremely troubled by some members of the Republican Party recently saying that they will not honor their promises not to raise taxes on the American people.
Citizens should oppose Leucadia project
I was disappointed that the IBJ didn’t cover the ongoing issue of the proposed Leucadia coal-to-gas plant and the role that Citizens Energy could play in preventing the construction of this project.
SWIECKI: New era for automotive investment?
From the mid 1980s through perhaps 2008, automotive investment in the Great Lakes region was driven by General Motors, Ford and Chrysler losing market share to competitors from Japan, Korea and Europe.
KENNEDY: Defining equality for the new year
Equality is one of those principles that almost everyone subscribes to—a concept we can all endorse in the abstract, because in the abstract, we don’t have to decide what it really means.
SKARBECK: Even glass-half-empty Grant has positive long-term view
An Indiana University grad and author of five books, Jim Grant possesses deep knowledge on the role central banks have played throughout history and the cumulative results of their monetary policy decisions.
HICKS: Economic forecasts entertaining, but usually wrong
This is the season of economic forecasts, for which there are many uses beyond their pure entertainment value.
NIEZGODSKI: Hoosiers would be nuts to game this paltry system
Consider for a moment what it’s like to be on unemployment in Indiana.
TORR: Existing laws are sufficient to weed out fraudulent claims
Anytime a government program makes tax dollars available to certain individuals, unfortunately, a few will look to game the system.
DOWD: Hillary will finish the job Obama started
The Mayans were right when they predicted the world would end in 2012. It was just a select world: the GOP universe of arrogant, uptight, entitled, bossy, retrogressive white guys.
MUTZ: Arcane rules will haunt the new Congress
The priority for Congress as it convenes in a lame-duck session is to reach an agreement that averts a fiscal crisis. To accomplish that goal, it may also be necessary to agree on major changes to three arcane procedures that govern the House and Senate.