Good-bye, mom and pop restaurants and shops
Most of my readers are familiar with small towns in Iowa that have longstanding family-owned businesses, such as family eateries. Grandparents, parents, and children may own and work in these restaurants.
Ethical View
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What does it mean to live the good life?By anyone’s estimation, the recently deceased Vernon Jordan was a “mover and shaker.” A commentary on his life referred to him as, “a civil-rights leader, Washington insider, Wise Man, power broker, deal maker, rainmaker, Wall Street banker and, as an interviewer put i |
News bias? You choose the news you wish to consumeDuring election season, people love to accuse the media of bias. Liberals and conservatives assail local and national newspapers, as well as various television newscasts, of tilting in one political direction or another. |
Is it ethical to demand that a small minority bear almost forty percent of the income tax burden?You may have read that President Trump paid no federal income taxes for a few years. The press and rival politicians reacted with horror. |
Scammers have not fallen victim to COVID-19The COVID-19 epidemic has revealed that scammers are still alive and well. They nimbly offered nostrums to prevent or cure the virus to naïve buyers within a few weeks of the epidemic’s explosion. |
Moral hazard in the labor marketIn the wake of the disruption in America’s economy, legislators on both sides of the aisle quickly rushed through palliatives for American businesses and workers. |