Taxes & Economy

Lower energy costs by raising energy taxes?

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 18, 2008

The state’s move to lease 74,000 acres in Tioga and Lycoming counties for natural gas drilling has inspired some to call for new energy taxes. One suggestion…

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Lease the turnpike

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 18, 2008

Pennsylvania Transportation Partners has an op-ed in the Post-Gazette on leasing the Turnpike. Here are some key points: Pennsylvania Transportation Partners’ $12.8 billion bid to manage the…

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Government Accountability

Harrisburg Political Corruption News

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 18, 2008

For everything you ever wanted to know about bonusgate, the Fumo trial, and scandal in Pennsylvania, check out this new blog – Harrisburg Political Corruption News. It looks to…

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Taxes & Economy

High Today: 96, Al Gore to blame

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 18, 2008

Americans for Prosperity video highlights Nobel Prize/Oscar winner Al Gore showing up with a motorcade, leaving one car running, before giving a speech demanding audience ride bikes home,…

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Taxes & Economy

What to do with Fannie and Freddie

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 18, 2008

While President Bush and Congress are debating a bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (properly the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, which…

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Education

PHEAA Must Phace the Phacts.

  • July 17, 2008

The Board of Directors of PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Association) too umbrage with our highlighting that government agency’s misuse and abuse of taxpayer dollars.  Our response is…

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Regulation

Lottery Dollars ARE Tax Dollars!

  • July 17, 2008

PA Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf recently wrote to the Commonwealth Foundation about a mailing we sent out to members of the General Assembly highlighting the inappropriate use…

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Regulation

Steelers and the Death Tax (and stadium subsidies)

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 17, 2008

Wall Street Journal article on how the estate tax may force the Rooney’s to sell the Steelers (not to mention other family owned sports teams, newspapers, and even…

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