Taxes & Economy

PA Unemployment Fraud Adding to Already-Bankrupt System

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 1, 2010

As PA Independent reports today, Pennsylvania had $374 million in overpayments for Unemployment Compensation (UC) last year, including $227 million in fraudulent claims, according to the US Department of…

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Solar Subsidies Sink State

  • September 1, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – The Commonwealth Foundation expresses its displeasure with Gov. Rendell’s pronouncement today of awarding more taxpayer funds for solar energy projects and advocating an increase in a mandate…

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Should Higher Taxes be a “Priority”?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 1, 2010

Here is a letter I sent the Patriot News on a natural gas jobs tax: Your August 31 editorial states that a natural gas tax should be the…

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PPL’s Distribution Rate Increase and Electric Choice

  • August 31, 2010

Earlier this year, we put out an electricity guide for citizens and businesses explaining why electricty rates were increasing, and how Pennsylvanians can to shop for the best…

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Coal Faces an Onslaught of New Regulations

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • August 31, 2010

Debate over new regulations by the EPA puts the Pennsylvania coal industry at a crossroads. Last week, experts met in Philadelphia to discuss a new ruling known as the Clean…

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The Imagined Effect of the Stimulus

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 31, 2010

Louis Woodhill writes on Real Clear Markets how the CBO’s estimated impact of the stimulus is a fantasy. In fact, the CBO readily admits it is simply plugging…

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