Burton applauded
As lawmakers mull whether the mortgage interest deduction should be on the chopping block to rein in the growing federal deficit or change the federal tax code, U.S. Rep. Dan Burton should be commended.
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Rusthoven wrong on pension claim
Peter Rusthoven’s [Aug. 22] column about raising the federal debt limit included a major error worthy of a retraction and an apology.
ETZKORN: ‘Tsunami’ of business sales coming soon
More than half of all businesses are owned by baby boomers and, while they may be working past age 65, eventually they will retire.
KENNEDY: Here’s a revenue enhancement for you
We should decriminalize, tax and regulate marijuana, and focus on treatment and prevention for those with genuine addictions.
MORRIS: Don’t forget that work needs to be fun
Let’s try and leave some mad money in the budget.
EDITORIAL: Invest in the underemployed
Armies of people find themselves lingering on the sidelines.
SKARBECK: Global investors should heed exchange rate trends
Exchange rates are determined, at least in theory, by purchasing power parity.
HICKS: High taxes are myth, not America’s problem
In too many places, government does things the private sector does better and cheaper.
WHITE: Republicans should ease restrictions on busy voters
I believe flexible and convenient voting options encourage voter participation, which stimulates turnout.
DIETRICK: Satellite voting isn’t better, and it’s too expensive
Satellite voting, a type of “convenience voting,” does not enhance citizen participation and might actually hurt voter turnout.
KRUGMAN: The specious myth of Perry’s Texas miracle
What Texas shows is that a state offering cheap labor and, less important, weak regulation can attract jobs from other states.
MORELAND: Congress let us down across the board
We are witnessing antics from neophyte legislators who prefer symbolism over responsible governance.
SWAYZE: Fix the chaos Murphy Brown unleashed
It is time we start to look at these issues as a whole: Broken families are costing us dearly in both dollars and struggling lives.
VANE: Don’t miss out on the calling of politics
It is easy to focus on the scandals and the politicians who fall gracelessly from grace. But for every one of them, the ones we’d like to forget, there is a Richard Lugar or an Andy Jacobs whose service to this country we should never forget.
LADWIG: Bring the spirit of Lincoln back to Indiana
Is that our position? Stand there confident that the inscrutable workings of a free market will restore our failing towns? Pretty much.
MAHERN: Look how far our society has progressed
In these 30-some pages of advertising, there are photographs of 30 different individuals. Not one is African-American.
FARGO: Investigating a court record? Good luck
It might take a big chunk of the 21st century for the state to catch up to the 21st century.
MYERS: Another opportunity to ban killer tobacco
Yes, for me this is personal. My father, Woodrow Sr., died of lung cancer caused by cigarettes. So did his brother Rufus. So did his brother Alphonso. So did his brother Joseph.
FERGUSON: Indiana governors are not underpowered
Indeed, an astute governor who wants to push the boundaries of executive power can simply do so when legislators are looking the other way. While they are literally out of town.
STYRING: Abort the foolish new-terrain path for I-69
Even with the money already sunk in new terrain, I-70/U.S. 41 is the superior option.