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Who should pay more taxes?
Contributing columnistWhen multi-billionaire Warren Buffett said a few weeks ago that on a percentage basis he pays less in income taxes than his secretary or his cleaning lady, it sparked anew the debate about the fairness of the U.S. tax system. Following Buffett’s...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Congressional Budget Office, Wages and Pensions, State Income Tax
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Circuit Court for Jan. 21
The following case was resolved in Clark Circuit Court Jan. 18 with Judge William Clouse presiding.
— Tommy D. Gross Jr., third-degree burglary, pleaded guilty, recommended one year, sentencing Feb. 17.
The following cases were resolved in...Tags: Trials, State Farm Insurance, Finance, Judges, Punishment
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Government not the biggest villian
In December, The Advocate-Messenger published a column by Leland Conway opposing tax relief for the Noah’s Ark theme park in Grant County. Then he added, “ ... the government will eventually get enough of our money,” and “a...Tags: David Brooks
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Feeding the giant vampire squid
Contributing columnistIn July 2009, Rolling Stone published Matt Taibbi’s “Inside the Great American Bubble Machine,” a scathing critique of the colossal investment bank Goldman-Sachs. His description of G-S quickly went viral: “a great vampire squid...Tags: Finance, Colleges and Universities, Employees, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), Politics
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Working poor didn't cause crash
I must take issue with letter writer Stanley Glinka's assertion that it was "the policy of forcing banks to give loans to people who could not afford them" that led to our current financial mess ("Stop blaming Bush," May 1). First of all, we need to...
Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Personal Income
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Jobs report spurs Dow beyond 15,000 for the first time
NEW YORK -- It’s only a few days into May, but already investors have seen one surprise after another, as the Dow Jones industrial average passed 15,000 for the first time Friday on the strength of a better-than-expected jobs report. The S&P 500,...
Tags: Credit Ratings, Finance, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Prices, Economic Indicator
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Plans stall for trade center in Osceola
Plans for a Chinese-owned international-trade center in Kissimmee have stalled. Osceola County Manager Don Fisher didn't close the door on the deal but said Beijing Construction Engineering Group, the company behind the so-called Center for International...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Beijing (China), Judges, China
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The day ahead in business May 2
Reports: Challenger job cuts for April, 6:30 a.m.; Initial jobless claims for week ended April 27, 7:30 a.m.; Productivity/costs for first quarter, 7:30 a.m.; Trade balance for March, 7:30 a.m.; Mortgage rates for week ended May 2, 9 a.m.; Natural gas...
Tags: Entertainment, Estee Lauder Cos., Telular Corporation, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Siemens
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Regulators follow golden road to Promontory
Mary Schapiro, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, must take us for fools. No need to worry about her and the so-called revolving door between government and Wall Street, she told the Wall Street Journal on April 2, after...Tags: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Finance, Government, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Politics
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The sequester: a manufactured crisis
WASHINGTON -- Even during this desultory economic recovery, one industry thrives -- the manufacture of synthetic hysteria. It is, however, inaccurate to accuse the Hysteric in Chief of crying "Wolf!" about spending cuts under the sequester. He is actually...
Tags: Productivity, The New York Times, Barack Obama, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense
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Column: Sequester is a manufactured crisis
WASHINGTON — Even during this desultory economic recovery, one industry thrives — the manufacturers of synthetic hysteria. It is, however, inaccurate to accuse the Hysteric in Chief of crying "Wolf!" about spending cuts under the sequester. He...Tags: Budget Control Act of 2011, Washington, DC, Productivity, The New York Times, Barack Obama
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Airbus snags deal worth $9 billion, including order for 787 rival
Air Lease Corp., the Century City aircraft-leasing firm, has placed an order for $9-billion worth of jetliners with Airbus. The deal, based on aircraft list price, includes an order for 25 A350 XWBs, which is a competitor to Boeing Co.'s grounded 787...
Tags: Boeing Co., Federal Aviation Administration
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May 3, 2013
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Apr 8, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 25, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Feb 24, 2013
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Feb 4, 2013
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