Blogging about the Commonwealth Foundation

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 8, 2009

Here are some of the blogs who have given us some linkage on a a variety of budget-related issues over the past week. BucksRight, PA Family Institute Blog,…

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State Budget

PA House Democrats Against Tax Hikes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 8, 2009

Contrary to the Rendell administration’s claims that many Republicans will support a personal income tax increase, the opposite it likely true.  John Micek writes that there are maybe…

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Taxes & Economy

Tax Code Helped Cause Financial Crisis

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 7, 2009

Budget & Tax News reports on a new study on the effect of tax policy on the financial crisis. [Author Sam] Eddins also addresses the issue of credit default…

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Pennsylvania Budget and Tax Updates

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 7, 2009

Here are some brief highlights on the Pennsylvania budget: Brian O’Neill editorializes angrily on “America’s Largest Full-Time State Legislature” failing to do their job, again, and includes phone numbers.

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Education

Could Pension Crisis Shut Down High School Sports?

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • July 6, 2009

Patriot-News sports reporter Rod Frisco took a look at how the looming pension crisis might impact public school athletics. Derry Township School District Superintendent Linda Brewer noted that “every…

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State Budget

Do Rendell’s Budget Numbers Add Up?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 6, 2009

Mario Cattabiani and Angela Couloumbis take a look at some of Gov. Rendell’s latest budget rhetoric, namely his claim that 50% of Pennsylvanians don’t pay the Personal Income Tax,…

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Taxes & Economy

What Obama’s Critics Really Say

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 6, 2009

I like this post by Scott Ott, in which he challenges Obama’s comments that critics “say we are trying to do too much, that we are moving too quickly”. …

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Government Accountability

10 Ways to Balance the Budget Without Tax Hikes

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 3, 2009

Contrary to the Governor’s rhetoric, there are a plethora of reforms and spending cuts that can balance the budget without firing our police, evicting our elderly, or dumbing down our…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Budget Proposals – Revised Spreadsheet Now Online

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 3, 2009

The Rendell administration has released a new version of his Pennsylvania state budget proposal, unfortunately this is only available in a PDF document, and does not include the allocation…

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