Regulation

We Deserve Better than ‘Watery Beer’

  • March 4, 2013

Despite broad, bipartisan support to end Pennsylvania’s arcane monopoly on booze, legislators and special interests are saying “modernization” is good enough for Pennsylvania consumers.  Make no mistake: “modernization” keeps government…

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Health Care

Where Does Government Get Money?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 28, 2013

Where does the federal government get its money? Does it grow on trees? Does it fall from the sky like manna from heaven? Is there a genie who keeps granting…

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Regulation

Privatization Could Open Doors for PA Winemakers

  • February 27, 2013

Gov. Corbett’s push for state liquor privatization could open up major doors for Pennsylvania wine makers. As highlighted by PA Independent, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has literally put a…

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Regulation

Fact Check: Liquor Safety and Proliferation Myths

  • February 26, 2013

This is the second in a series of blog posts addressing the common myths opponents use against getting government out of the businesses of selling alcohol. Check out the first…

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Regulation

Pension Reform Doesn’t Bring Higher Costs

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 26, 2013

The Allentown Morning Call features an article on pension reform in which a representative of the Public Employee Retirement Commission claims that Gov. Corbett’s proposal to put new employees…

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Fact Check: Liquor Privatization Polling & “Profits”

  • February 25, 2013

A strong majority of Pennsylvanians want legislators to end the state’s Prohibition-era liquor system, just as Governor Corbett has proposed. But as today’s Senate Appropriations Committee hearing for the…

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Health Care

Medicaid Harms States, Poor & Taxpayers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 25, 2013

A new report and commentary from the Galen Institute details the reasons why the “free money” promised by the federal government for expanding Medicaid is a bad deal…

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Regulation

Can We Talk?

  • February 22, 2013

Today, CF held our first Google Hangout: A live video broadcast of a conversation between CF experts about the state budget. In under 20 minutes, we hit on Governor…

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