If I write a mystery novel in which a murder is committed in a particularly gruesome way, and someone reads that novel and commits a similar crime, am I responsible? If I produce a…
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LETTERS TO THE NEXT MAYOR 10
In Indianapolis today, no issue is as contentious as education. Even crime takes a back seat.
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LETTERS TO THE NEXT MAYOR 9
Libraries. Parks. Bike paths. Monuments and memorials. Historic preservation. Museums. Public art. Why should government waste our tax dollars on such nonessentials? Let those who want these amenities pay for them!
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LETTERS TO THE NEXT MAYOR 8
Morton makes a critical distinction between true privatization and contracting; between "bailing out" and "contracting out." Contracting can certainly be a cost-effective way to provide public services, but it reduces neither the size nor scope of government. It simply substitutes consultants and independent contractors for municipal…
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LETTERS TO THE NEXT MAYOR 7
Morton, Morton–you, of all people, a Pollyanna? It’s still possible, you say, for Indiana mayors to mount a coordinated legislative campaign to achieve local control? Indiana cities have been trying to get home rule for as long as I can remember, with very limited success.
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