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Can global warming be meaningfully reduced by taxing cow burps? (access required)

Amit Batabyal

It is now well known that the phenomenon of global warming—also called climate change—is caused significantly by the emissions of the so-called greenhouse gases. The principal culprit here is carbon dioxide which is emitted into the atmosphere from the combustion ...

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Marketing actions that work in inflationary times – Guest Opinion (access required)

The recent upsurge in the cost of goods and services, owing to the recent inflation, has imposed pressure on businesses to increase the pricing of their offerings. Although this may appear as an obvious solution, in the current economic climate ...

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More than ever, leadership matters (access required)

While opinions vary about the type of change needed in our world, most agree that there’s a need for change. Significant change. And Rochester isn’t immune. Businesses here are challenged by supply chain hurdles, tight labor markets and economic uncertainty. ...

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The importance of succession planning – Guest Opinion (access required)

Rochester has seen its share of successful leadership succession planning, most recently the Paychex CEO transition from Marty Mucci to John Gibson, both long term veterans of the company.

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Why is Europe more egalitarian than the United States? (access required)

Amit Batabyal

Egalitarian-minded Americans standardly look at Europe and many wish that we would import some of Europe’s best practices so that income inequality in the US is not as high as it is today. This raises the question of what “best practices” we ought to import so as to make us in the US, at least along the income equality dimension, more like them in Europe.

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The brain drain is back (access required)

Organizations in central and western New York are at an unfair competitive disadvantage. They will continue to find their experienced staff depleted and be forced to compete by raising prices, downsizing or selling out.

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Good paying jobs will reduce violence (access required)

This new year we must be intentional about treating economic development as an investment in public safety. I support tax incentives to bring new jobs to our state, but these employers must also ensure that the promised jobs are accessible to those families that need them most. Ribbon cuttings and photo-ops are not enough. We need specific strategies to remove hiring barriers by thinking about transportation, childcare, and workforce training as part of the job creation formula.

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Supporting LGBTQ+ students in a dangerous national context (access required)

When students go to school, what are they actually doing? On the one hand, they’re acquiring. They’re acquiring the knowledge associated with the academic disciplines, from English and History to STEM, the arts, languages, etc. The way we talk about ...

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What is the value of free food? (access required)

Amit Batabyal

Food pantries clearly provide a valuable service to the general food assistance landscape in the United States. These pantries source food from food banks that are themselves frequently a part of the “Feeding America” network. The goal here is to ...

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Americans need a national strategy on grief in 2023

The soaring demand for mental health services in the past couple of years, including therapy and counseling, further demonstrates that people need access to timely bereavement care provided by experts who are knowledgeable, experienced and trained in helping others cope with grief.

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