Taxes & Economy
Conservative Movement, RIP … or Not
Dan Flynn writes that the “Conservative Movement” is dead: Eurocommunism is gone and party conservatives now openly question the utility of even limited government rhetoric in 21st-century America.
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Turnpike Lease to Save Taxpayers $87 Million
As I pointed out last month the Pennsylvania Turnpike continues to receive taxpayer subsidy (even while making payments to PennDoT) to the tune of $120 million per year. In…
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Climate Change Bill to Hurt PA Economy
The Heritage Foundation has a new report on the economic costs of the Lieberman–Warner climate change bill. They have also provided an analysis for each state. The estimated…
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Scarnati’s Transportation Plan
Senate Pro Tem Joe Scarnati has announced his own transportation funding plan – which he promised to do in January, including a “hybrid” Turnpike lease plan (he backtracked…
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How Bad is the Farm Bill
In light of today’s front page commentary on the federal Farm Bill Fiasco, here are some more links describing how awful this legislation is. Citizen’s Against Government Waste…
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Cappy & Castille Confuse Courage & Cowardice
Tim Potts of Democracy Rising PA offers a commentary on the League of Women Voters lawsuit against former justice Ralph Cappy and Chief Justice Castille’s threats against…
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Turnpike Lease Editorials
The Patriot News editorializes that a Turnpike lease appears to be the best option. The Philadelphia Inquirer offers no definite verdict, only noting concerns over “giving up control”…
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PA Turnpike Concession: Gaining control, not losing It
Len Gilroy writes on Reason’s Out of Control blog how a Turnpike Lease agreement actually gives the state, and the taxpayers, more control over how the Turnpike is operated.
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The New Big Dig
Wall Street Journal on the pitfalls of RomneyCare.
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