dsutter, Author at The Troy Messenger - Page 15 of 18

I am the Charles G. Koch Professor of Economics with the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University.

Daniel Sutter

Jobs, jobs, jobs, or the right jobs?

The Alabama Department of Commerce’s recent Made in Alabama report announced that state economic development initiatives in 2014 produced 18,000 jobs due to new or ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 10:14 pm

Daniel Sutter

The power of markets in Troy

A sign near the entrance to Walmart announcing that associates now make $9 an hour, to rise to $10 an hour in 2016, reflects the ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 10:56 pm

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Does liberal media bias really exist?

When I was young, my Dad often complained about how liberal journalists lost the Vietnam War and drove Richard Nixon from the White House. Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:27 pm

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Does Alabama need to raise taxes?

Does our state government need more tax revenue? Many politicians say yes, either from tax increases or expanded and taxed gambling. Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 10:54 pm

Daniel Sutter

Forgive and forget student loans?

Thousands of young Alabamians graduating high school this month will borrow to help pay for college this fall. Student loan debt in the U.S. now ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 10:28 pm

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There’s no free lunch when making cuts

The question of how to balance the state’s General Fund has divided Alabama Republicans. Governor Bentley has proposed tax increases to raise over $500 million ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 10:41 pm

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Economics lessons from pet rocks?

The innovator of pet rocks, Gary Dahl, passed away last week. Readers my age will recall pet rocks sweeping the nation in 1975. In addition ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, April 8, 2015 8:50 pm

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Do incentives improve lives?

This week the Johnson Center released Improving Lives in Alabama. The book’s twelve chapters address policy issues like taxes, public schools, Medicaid and legal reform. ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 10:47 pm

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What does ‘energy star’ really mean?

Our economy allows us to use many goods we do not know how to produce, and also employ the services of experts. The ability to ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, March 26, 2015 10:18 pm

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Charting a new course for schools

Charter schools are publicly funded schools exempted from many of the regulations applied to traditional public schools. Alabama is currently one of eight states which ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 10:40 pm

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