Ted Nugent Headlines San Antonio Tea Party

  • April 17, 2009

Ted Nugent accompanied Glenn Beck at the San Antonio Tax Day Tea Party held in front of the Alamo on April 15th. Nugent provided the soundtrack…

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Government Accountability

Government Spending Databases are Cheap

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 17, 2009

The Mercatus Center has a new analysis on the cost of state spending databases showing that it typically costs far less to produce online websites tracking government spending than…

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Taxes & Economy

Wage Tax Increase in Philadelphia

  • April 17, 2009

Three of the four legislative caucuses in Harrisburg have taken opposition to Philadelphia’s council move for a wage tax increase. Although Mayor Nutter of Philadelphia opposes a wage tax increase,…

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Government Accountability

Schroder Bills to Save PA Taxpayers Over $600 Million

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 16, 2009

State Rep. Curt Schroder has unveiled a number of legislative proposals which, by his estimates would save Pennsylvania taxpayers well over $600 million annually. House Bill 1056…

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Taxes & Economy

Even more on taxes, spending, and the stimulus

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 16, 2009

Americans for Tax Reform has a new fact page on “Tax Bites” – showing how much taxes take up for the cost of goods and services we buy, from…

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Health Care

Facts About the Uninsured

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 16, 2009

Keith Hennessey has a great post breaking down the number of people lacking health insurance, finding that only a small number of the reported 46 million uninsured are those…

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Taxes & Economy

More on Taxes, Taxes, Taxes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 16, 2009

The Tax Foundation has released a recent poll on voters’ attitudes toward taxes.   Not surprisingly, 56% say that taxes are “too high” (vs. 2% saying they are too low). …

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Taxes & Economy

Harrisburg Tea Party Attracts Estimated 2000

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 15, 2009

An estimated 2,000 protesters showed up for the tea party in Harrisburg. Not only was the crowd impressive, but the number of food items collected for Bethesda…

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