Myth-busting business and government
Now that the election is over, we can examine two related myths that went unchallenged in the frenzy of the campaign, and to do so without obvious partisanship. The first myth is that success in...
View ArticleObamacare’s cost to business will hit us all
In Richard Cullison’s guest column (“Obamacare does good things” Nov. 21), we get all of the typical left-wing propaganda in support of another massive government bureaucracy. He refers to the great...
View ArticleLimerick captures ugliness of nation’s budget conflict
A limerick is ugly and short, and I offer this as an honest summary of our current budget conflict in Washington: “As congressional politicians argue half-lies Our national economy reduces in size....
View ArticlePrivatizing parking meters will hurt local businesses
Have those in charge really thought through the consequences of privatizing the meters for a considerable sum up front! Short term, some may say it solves the immediate problem, but an initial layout...
View ArticleLower taxes on business to repair economy
To fix the economy we must be aware that all money for government, government employees, social security, entitlements, welfare, Medicare, Medicaid, schools, the military, and all other government...
View ArticleRight-to-work laws created to bust unions
“Success hard to measure in states with Right to Work” (Jan. 13) talks about Michigan and Indiana adopting the right to work law. The right to work issue was not put on the ballot in either state. It...
View ArticlePhoto tells a whole lot about this principal
The picture accompanying “Law allows principals to skip being teachers” (Jan. 15) caught my eye before I read the article. Ceair Baggett has it right. When was the last time your teacher stooped down...
View ArticleCarew still open for business
With the recent news about the City of Cincinnati’s purchase of Tower Place and the eviction of its remaining tenants, those of us who own and work at the shops in the nearby Carew Tower Arcade would...
View ArticleStreetcar Views: Abandoning streetcar would be a disaster
No American city has ever started to build a modern light rail or streetcar line and then abandoned it. If it happened here, it would do incalculable damage to Cincinnati’s reputation as a city on the...
View ArticleMeters served business, not government
Parking meters were first invented and installed in the early 1930′s in order for there to be available parking spaces for merchant’s customers in cities with limited parking. As the use of the...
View ArticleWhy can’t city cut its way out of a budget deficit? Others do
City Manager Milton Dohoney was recently quoted as saying “Cincinnati cannot cut its way out of a budget deficit.” Why not? As head of a household, I do it time and again to match household income. As...
View ArticleFacts show Medicaid expansion worthwhile
“The Medicaid high-wire act” (March 10) gets past ideology and presents factual information that shows why the decision by many Republican and Democratic governors to expand Medicaid makes sense. After...
View ArticleRevenue woes increased by lack of business taxes
While America definitely has a spending problem, we also have a serious revenue problem. Take Facebook for example. They had a $1.1 billion profit, but will likely pay zero in state and federal taxes....
View ArticleStatement designed to help bottom line
Regarding “Focusing on diversity” (April 6): The owner of Integrity Development, Eric Ellis, says that there is “always a need for diversity training.” I strongly disagree. However, if I owned a...
View ArticleAir traffic tussle makes business look inflexible
The air traffic controller debacle is unfortunately just another example of selfish governance. Congress, after actions that resulted in the famous “sequester,” became the target of national criticism...
View ArticleAnna Louise Inn deal best for all
It’s great to see the stalemate between Cincinnati Union Bethel and Western-Southern finally resolved. Anybody that looks at the result with an unbiased eye can recognize that the outcome is ideal for...
View ArticleBarro’s comparisons, criticisms are naive
Josh Barro is wrong in several ways. Federal debt as a percent of GDP is now about 30 percent. Until about 20 years ago, it only amounted to about 5 percent, except in wartime. Our debt in the form of...
View ArticleLet businesses along streetcar line shoulder tax burden
As reported on the front page of Thursday’s Enquirer, contrary to the experience of five American cities that have streetcars, Cincinnati leaders say no tax money will be required to maintain our...
View ArticleBusinesses should be training their employees
Once again we are seeing articles and editorials in which business people complain that public schools and universities aren’t preparing students to fill jobs in the business world. Instead of whining,...
View ArticleDon’t ask for tax money if you want to hide things
To proponents of legislation to create more exceptions to Ohio’s sunshine laws (“Proposal would expand secrecy on local economic development deals,” June 5), may I suggest that there is one foolproof...
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