Taxes & Economy

A Corporate Tax Cut Benefits All

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 5, 2008

Greg Mankiw has a great opinion piece in the NY Times on the benefits of reducing the corporate income tax: In fact, a corporate rate cut would…

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Taxes & Economy

Was Jesus a Libertarian?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 4, 2008

Michael Gerson, the architect of all that “Compassionate Conservative” nonsense, had a column in the Washington Post claiming Jesus was not a libertarian (or even a fiscal conservative with…

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Health Care

More evidence on the failure of RomneyCare

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 4, 2008

Michael Tanner blasts positive media coverage of a new report on Massachusetts health care, pointing out the many reasons why RomneyCare is a failure (from the same report). Tanner…

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Education

Real Savings: Cutting Cybers vs. School Choice

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 4, 2008

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Post-Gazette have stories on the renewed push to reduce cyber school funding. Rep. Karen Beyer and other proponents are touting that: The bill…

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Education

Charter Schools Make the Grade

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 4, 2008

Bob Maranto has an editorial in the Philadelphia Daily News on the reporting on charter school scandals. He notes that charter schools are more accountable – in that they…

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Regulation

Smoking Bans Ain’t Cool, Unless You’re a Fool

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 4, 2008

The conference committee on banning private businesses’ right to allow smoking in their establishments has finally reported a bill. GrassrootsPA has the news roundup. I have written on this…

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Abolish the Turnpike Commission?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 3, 2008

Rock the Capital has a new report looking at the history, efficiency, and corruption of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, raising the question of whether there is any need for…

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Regulation

We Don’t Need a Climate Tax on the Poor

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 3, 2008

Sen. Inhofe in today’s Wall Street Journal outlines the consequences of the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act: The Lieberman-Warner bill (America’s Climate Security Act) represents the largest tax increase…

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Rendell tells PTC, “Stop Stalling!”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 3, 2008

Governor Rendell has called out the Turnpike Commission for stalling on resubmitting their I-80 tolling application.But noting that Governor Rendell also stated that it will be…

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