WL council member and Mitch Daniels critic wants city to pull back support. Former Purdue trustee and Daniels campaign manager, who founded the company, calls move a political swipe
First off, I applaud Sanders for taking on and asking the hard questions to Purdue. J&C seems to have an agreement with the University to stay silent on ANY potentially bad news that comes from the university so Kudos to Dave here as well.
I don't know/think the numbers quite add up but find it interesting that $5000 x 100 people equals exactly $50k which happens to be the exact amount WL taxpayers are being asked to invest.
I am choosing to toss aside the "future economic impact" numbers quoted by the guy who stands to make $200k off this along with the untold amount he will gain by simply saying "look what we did here at Purdue" to future clients/communities.
I have been a remote worker living here since 2005 (1998 Graduate). The company I work for requires every employee, every year, to disclose conflicts of interests. Why did it take some detective work to determine the conflict of interest between Daniels and this company? Why does Daniels continue to ignore the obvious stink that comes from these types of deals like he did when his own daughter ran the mobile hotel rooms on campus for football games (I am sure there are plenty of others but that one was absurd)? Rhetorical question there.
Lastly, would the project be doomed if WL said no to providing $50k? According to the article, that is only 5% of the $1m investment and the project has already met 28% of its goal.
Um, I'm a remote worker in Lafayette that started my business through Purdue Research Foundation and I don't have a Purdue ID, email address and access to Purdue's WiFi network or assorted network opportunities.
Well, when Sanders is right, he's right. Holding your cronyism dear doesn't make it less corrupt, Oesterle. It's baffling for this to be anyone's priority in this economy - the only feasible explanation is that this pattern of business arrangements are cash grabs for Daniels' familiars.
If WL/Daniels truly feel they need to pay people to move there, that this is the best way to attract talent, there's some soul searching that isn't happening that should be.
Where Sanders sees conflicts of interest, I usually see a confluence of beneficial interests. There are very few topics where Purdue and West Lafayette are not mutual beneficiaries. It's fine for gadflies to perform their service given they might one day stumble on something important. Neither Oesterle or Daniels are strapped for personal resources. They ARE motivated to make Indiana a better place and both have demonstrated a willingness to take chances to help achieve that. Attracting remote workers to a place without ski slopes, an ocean, or even a lake is pretty bold. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful environment for a comfortable life in one of the most balanced communities of this size in the nation. Our balance between industry, agriculture, academia, medicine, and recreation is hard to beat. The growth in all five since 1980 is cause for celebration. We're not stopping!! Leadership in hypersonic aerospace and yet not a single scheduled flight in two decades? Hybrid airplanes and trains! Yes we can.
First off, I applaud Sanders for taking on and asking the hard questions to Purdue. J&C seems to have an agreement with the University to stay silent on ANY potentially bad news that comes from the university so Kudos to Dave here as well.
I don't know/think the numbers quite add up but find it interesting that $5000 x 100 people equals exactly $50k which happens to be the exact amount WL taxpayers are being asked to invest.
I am choosing to toss aside the "future economic impact" numbers quoted by the guy who stands to make $200k off this along with the untold amount he will gain by simply saying "look what we did here at Purdue" to future clients/communities.
I have been a remote worker living here since 2005 (1998 Graduate). The company I work for requires every employee, every year, to disclose conflicts of interests. Why did it take some detective work to determine the conflict of interest between Daniels and this company? Why does Daniels continue to ignore the obvious stink that comes from these types of deals like he did when his own daughter ran the mobile hotel rooms on campus for football games (I am sure there are plenty of others but that one was absurd)? Rhetorical question there.
Lastly, would the project be doomed if WL said no to providing $50k? According to the article, that is only 5% of the $1m investment and the project has already met 28% of its goal.
I don't have an opinion on this program, but this obvious lie cracked me up:
"He said he was constrained by a personal rule to speak no ill of any Purdue community member."
Tell that to Dr. Alice Pawley: https://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_d6fa9f2c-9ae5-11ea-b954-63272a684b52.html
Um, I'm a remote worker in Lafayette that started my business through Purdue Research Foundation and I don't have a Purdue ID, email address and access to Purdue's WiFi network or assorted network opportunities.
Well, when Sanders is right, he's right. Holding your cronyism dear doesn't make it less corrupt, Oesterle. It's baffling for this to be anyone's priority in this economy - the only feasible explanation is that this pattern of business arrangements are cash grabs for Daniels' familiars.
If WL/Daniels truly feel they need to pay people to move there, that this is the best way to attract talent, there's some soul searching that isn't happening that should be.
Where Sanders sees conflicts of interest, I usually see a confluence of beneficial interests. There are very few topics where Purdue and West Lafayette are not mutual beneficiaries. It's fine for gadflies to perform their service given they might one day stumble on something important. Neither Oesterle or Daniels are strapped for personal resources. They ARE motivated to make Indiana a better place and both have demonstrated a willingness to take chances to help achieve that. Attracting remote workers to a place without ski slopes, an ocean, or even a lake is pretty bold. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful environment for a comfortable life in one of the most balanced communities of this size in the nation. Our balance between industry, agriculture, academia, medicine, and recreation is hard to beat. The growth in all five since 1980 is cause for celebration. We're not stopping!! Leadership in hypersonic aerospace and yet not a single scheduled flight in two decades? Hybrid airplanes and trains! Yes we can.