Education
The Higher Education Bubble
Subsidies in the form of loans or grants to students have been an integral part of higher education…
Media
Read More: The Higher Education BubbleTaxes & Economy
Electricity Competition: One Month Later . . .
With January electric bills in the hands of rate payers there is a host of discussion about the successes and short comings of electricity deregulation. Unlike Rep. George and…
Media
Read More: Electricity Competition: One Month Later . . .Taxes & Economy
Federal Aid to States Creates Pervese Incentives, Undermines Federalism
The Mercatus Center has a new policy report on the perverse incentives of the stimulus – i.e. that it drives state governments to spend more. Click here for…
Media
Read More: Federal Aid to States Creates Pervese Incentives, Undermines FederalismTaxes & Economy
Natural Gas Tax Just Another Slush Fund
Letter in the Scranton Times-Tribune Editor: Those calling for a state tax on natural gas extraction – including Gov. Ed Rendell and The Times-Tribune – use poor logic…
Media
Read More: Natural Gas Tax Just Another Slush FundGovernment Accountability
CF Blog Roundup
Here are some recent Commonwealth Foundation mentions from various blogs: Bill Lawrence cites our alternatives to tolling I-80. GrassrootsPA gives us linkage on commentaries on Term Limits…
Media
Read More: CF Blog RoundupRegulation
(Michael) Moore Movie Subsidies
Michael Moore’s latest film, Capitalism: A Love Story – which bashes taxpayer bailouts of big Wall Street companies – was itself the recipient of taxpayer subsidies from the state of…
Media
Read More: (Michael) Moore Movie Subsidies