Opinion

Have you read about this presidential election? This guy you plan to vote for, have you read any books about him? Read them completely through? Have you read any books written by people who don’t like him? Have you read any books about the other candidate? Don’t you think maybe you should? After all, this […]

“Only 20 percent of all businesses put up for sale actually transfer to a new owner.”  — U.S. Chamber of Commerce   My apologies to Charles Dickens, but the play on his title exemplifies what can happen with and without proper planning; having the right team in place — or not; having open communication with

Radical. Extreme; favoring fundamental or revolutionary change in current practices, conditions, or institutions.   When I Googled the words “Romney” and “radical” together, the metrics yielded 7.9 million views. When I Googled “Ryan” and “radical” together, the number of views rocketed to 25.3 million. I write this only three days after Governor Mitt Romney picked Congressman

A recent, important report from the State Budget Crisis Task Force discussed the many fiscal challenges facing state and local governments largely driven by the explosive growth of Medicaid spending, unfunded mandates, and underfunded public-pension liabilities, and other factors. The recent rise in New York’s unemployment rate to about 9 percent also provides further impetus

Dear Norm [Poltenson]:   After some time on the road, I spent last evening catching up on my reading. This included a few recent issues of The Central New York Business Journal. Your column, entitled “Somebody Else Built My Business” [in the July 20 issue], was truly a highlight. You did a superb job of

It was years ago when my wife and I were having dinner with cousin Shelly. At some point, the conversation turned to the economy and the role of business. Shelly informed me that America was built on the back of government and the faithful bureaucrats who toil in anonymity, those who taught our children and

President Obama took us on a journey recently. He took us back to our founding. To the arguments made by our founding fathers when they revolted against England. He did so when he said, “If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that.” He explained that others contributed — especially government, with infrastructure.  This has