Opinion

Business Observer Staff
May 31, 2013

The unintended consequences of Dodd-Frank

How provisions in the law will impact real estate transactions and Florida's economy — and promote the opposite of the law's intent.

Opinion

Matt Walsh
May 23, 2013

Bernanke, we hate to admit, is fueling Florida's growth

Florida's economy is back. Well, pretty much.

Opinion

Matt Walsh
May 3, 2013

Internet tax far more than a fairness issue

Steve Knopik, CEO of $1 billion retailer Beall's Inc., looked across the lunch table straight at his target with steely eyed seriousness and said, “How is that fair?”

Opinion

Matt Walsh
March 29, 2013

SB 1666, power, special interests and your right to know

Sen. Jack Latvala walked fast. The look on his bearded face was determined. He was preoccupied, on a mission.

Opinion

Matt Walsh
March 1, 2013

The Economics of Blackmail

For all those Tea Partyers chafing over Gov. Rick Scott's switcheroo to accept Obamacare's expansion of Medicaid spending in the state, sometimes you just have to take ipecac.

Opinion

Matt Walsh
February 15, 2013

Businesses don't pay taxes; consumers do

Business tax cuts and corporate-recruiting incentives will be prominent policy issues for the Legislature this year.

Opinion

Matt Walsh
February 1, 2013

$2,500 won't do it; abolish the system

The cynical view is this: Florida Gov. Rick Scott has turned out to be just like the others — another narcissistic politician who lusts for power and will do whatever it takes to buy votes with government payoffs.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
February 1, 2013

Revenue is only half the equation

Your assessment of America's challenges in the next few years are spot on.

Opinion

David W.
January 25, 2013

Broken: The merit retention system

What began as an attempt to protect the state's court system from corrupt judges has led to politicized fights over retention and defacto lifetime appointments for judges.

Opinion

Matt Walsh
January 18, 2013

It's not the name that counts; it's the content

GCBR is now the Business Observer.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
January 11, 2013

Regulations take the fun out of business

I just finished reading your Review & Comment in the Gulf Coast Business Review.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
January 11, 2013

Editorial got it right

I believe all we can do is pray for our nation.

Opinion

Matt Walsh
January 4, 2013

The word for America in 2013: Freedom

The word for 2013 is “freedom.” Economic freedom. Personal freedom. Freedom. We have a tradition. Each year on New Year's Eve, we announce at a family gathering our word for the year — the one word that describes how we are going to focus our lives during the New Year.

Opinion

George Rauch
December 21, 2012

Curb your appetite for high returns

Returns from the stock and bond markets aren't what they used to be.

Opinion

Business Observer Staff
December 14, 2012

Why we should go over the Fiscal Cliff

"Until we experience the cliff, we will not understand what it really means."

Opinion

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The unintended consequences of Dodd-Frank

Bernanke, we hate to admit, is fueling Florida's growth

Internet tax far more than a fairness issue

SB 1666, power, special interests and your right to know

The Economics of Blackmail

Businesses don't pay taxes; consumers do

$2,500 won't do it; abolish the system

Revenue is only half the equation

Broken: The merit retention system

It's not the name that counts; it's the content

Regulations take the fun out of business

Editorial got it right

The word for America in 2013: Freedom

Curb your appetite for high returns

Why we should go over the Fiscal Cliff

450-unit Nokomis apartment complex opens near Legacy Trail

Developer proposes Tampa's tallest building: 70 stories at $650 million

Airline adds flight from Fort Myers to upstate New York

50-year-old Tampa education-tech firm receives $350M investment

'Distressed' Tampa office building sells for $40M in short sale

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