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Soccer stadium trumps social needs. A politician laments over what’s wrong.

The end of 2018 brought two news items that don’t make sense to me—a soccer stadium and a politician’s farewell speech. First, the soccer stadium. Columbus and Franklin County will help fund the proposed Arena District soccer stadium. The city will contribute $50 million for site development and infrastructure costs, and the county will pitch […]

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Lawmakers give a pass to corporate welfare

Just a few weeks before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law last December, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced it was time to reduce the deficit by cutting entitlements. On talk radio, he said, “We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform … it’s the

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